Lent
Sermon for the 5th Sunday of Lent
Welcome to your online worship from St. Mark’s for the 5th Sunday of Lent 2025. Here is the audio from Rev’d Byron Gilmore’s homily on …
The Sunday of The Passion
This Sunday Canon Rob reads the story of the Passion from Mark 15:1-39 and interjects three reflections which reflect on how the crucifixion of Christ reveals the depth of human brokenness and the injustices present in our world, yet it also offers hope through the transformative power of the cross.
Embracing Transformation
In today’s sermon on John 12:20-33, Canon Rob Park points to Jesus’ use of the metaphor of a grain of wheat to illustrate the transformative power of sacrifice and surrender.
Encountering Jesus: Building Relationships in the Light of the Cross
In today’s sermon on John 3:14-21, Canon Rob Park invites us to examine Jesus’ transformative encounter with Nicodemus, and points us to the larger witness of his journey from skepticism to bold faith.
Renewal and Restoration
In today’s sermon on John 2:13-22, Canon Rob explores how Jesus disrupts the corrupted religious structures within the temple, symbolizing the need for personal and societal transformation.
The Path of Discipleship
Through the lens of discipleship, we reflect on the call to take up our cross daily, embracing sacrificial love and confronting injustice with hope and resilience.
The Way of The Cross
Embracing the symbol of the cross as a daily reminder of Easter’s triumph and our baptismal covenant, we journey with hope and anticipation, trusting in God’s promise of redemption and new life.
Passion Of Christ
“Our yearly reading of the story of Jesus crucifixion and death are an important reminder of the strength and destructive capacity of human brokenness..” For Palm/Passion Sunday, The Rev’d Canon Rob Park reads the story of Jesus Crucifixion (Matthew 27:11-54), offers a short reflection, and prayers.
Faith, In Life And In Death
“In all the relationships portrayed in our reading today, in the face of life and death, Jesus grows his relationship with them and in turn grows their relationship of faith with God.” The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from John’s Gospel chapter 11:1-45.
Every Person Has A Place
“We too can be confident in our place and we can be strengthened by our baptismal promise to speak truth and seek restoration for all.” The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from John’s Gospel chapter 9:1-41.
Godly Relationships Everywhere
“So powerful is Jesus’ encounter with he Samaritan Women that it causes his own disciples and her own community to take notice and be transformed.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from John’s Gospel chapter 4:5-42.
Faith Does Not Grow Overnight
“To grow in our faith and our faithful relationships, we will have questions to ask.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from John’s Gospel chapter 3:1-17.
Refusing Evil’s Price
“Each of Jesus’ choices in our reading reminds us that our place in the kingdom cannot be bought by any material wealth.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from Matthew’s Gospel chapter 4:1-11.