“The writer of Matthew’s gospel shows how important it is to the story of Jesus to realize just how long God’s plan was in the making, and through what incredible and messy situations in the lives of people that God was working in, to fulfill the God’s promises.” For this Fourth Sunday of Advent, The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 1:18-25.
“Our Advent readings invite us to confirm our choice to follow Christ and to choose not to restrict ourselves or to be stuck selecting between to the lesser of two evils that our worldly powers consistently offer us.” For this Third Sunday of Advent, The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 11:2-11.
“The Good News of Jesus Christ is a message of hope to us in the midst of our broken world.” For this Second Sunday of Advent, The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 3:1-12.
“We may not know that time or the hour of God’s Kingdom’s ultimate arrival, but we can trust that the Gospel of Jesus Christ will prevail.” For this First Sunday of Advent, The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 24:36-44.
“Jesus Christ is the ultimate authority in our lives. He is the person whose words and teachings we are to follow in all aspects of our lives.” This Sunday, on which we celebrate The Reign of Christ, The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from Luke’s Gospel, chapter 21:5-19.
“It is important to recognize that Jesus takes the time to answer the question of the Sadducees. Not to prove that he is smarter and wiser in an earthly struggle kind of way, but because he cares about them and would really like for them to soften their hardened hearts and consider the Good News.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers Remembrance Sunday prayers and a message reflecting our reading for this Sunday from Luke’s Gospel chapter 20:27-38.
“It is important to recognize that Jesus takes the time to answer the question of the Sadducees. Not to prove that he is smarter and wiser in an earthly struggle kind of way, but because he cares about them and would really like for them to soften their hardened hearts and consider the Good News.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers Remembrance Sunday prayers and a message reflecting our reading for this Sunday from Luke’s Gospel chapter 20:27-38.
“As siblings in Christ, when we pass through the seasons of blessing and woe, we go through it together.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading for All Saints from Luke’s Gospel chapter 6:20-31.
“God’s mercy and grace is not limited by our earthly measures of worth.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from Luke’s Gospel chapter 18:9-14.
“God’s grace fills us with the knowledge and promise that God is always working to bring about justice in all things and in our individual lives.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from Luke’s Gospel chapter 18:1-8.
“Our gospel reading today reminds us to give thanks for the gracious and merciful way that God gives us opportunities to restore our relationships with each other and God. ” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our Harvest Thanksgiving reading from Luke’s Gospel chapter 17:11-19.
“The essence of Jesus teaching to his disciples is that the fullness of our faith becomes apparent when we use it.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting today’s reading from Luke’s Gospel chapter 17:5-10.
“If we choose to serve God in our life then every person has a name, like Lazarus, no matter their place in the earthly order of wealth and status.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting today’s reading from Luke’s Gospel chapter 16:19-31.
“By choosing to serve God, Jesus gives us a path that brings us closer together.”
The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting today’s reading from Luke’s Gospel chapter 16:1-13.
“Jesus would speak with anyone, no matter what their place in our earthly systems, and offer them the chance to be restored back into right relationship with God and with the community.”
The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers special prayers at the passing of Her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II along with our weekly prayers and a message reflecting today’s reading from Luke’s Gospel chapter 15:1-10.
“In our reading today, Jesus wanted to make sure they understood that returning us all to right relationships would not come about without suffering.”
The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting today’s reading from Luke’s Gospel chapter 14:25-33. Thank you, for watching.
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