Sermons on John
The forecast today indicates rain will stop in time for us to be outdoors for our hymn sing service. Bring a lawn chair and join us on the labyrinth at 10:30am where we will sing out loud together!
Scripture Reading (CEB) John 20:19-31 19When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 20After he said this, he showed them his…
Scripture Reading (CEB) John 20:1-18 1 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said…
Scripture Reading (CEB) John 12: 1-8 1 Six days before Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, home of Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Lazarus and his sisters hosted a dinner for him. Martha served and Lazarus was among those who joined him at the table. 3 Then Mary took an extraordinary amount, almost three-quarters of a pound, of…
1st Lesson The prophet proclaims good news to a people in exile (Isaiah 40:1-8) Comfort, comfort my people! says your God.Speak compassionately to Jerusalem,and proclaim to her that her compulsory service has ended, that her penalty has been paid,that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins! A voice is crying…
Readings from Scripture (CEB) John 3:1-17 There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a Jewish leader. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one could do these miraculous signs that you do unless God is with him.” 3 Jesus answered, “I…
Readings from Scripture (CEB) John 17:6-19 6 “I have revealed your name to the people you gave me from this world. They were yours and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 7 Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you. 8 This is because I gave them the words that you…
Readings from Scripture (CEV adapted…) John 15:9-17 9 I have loved you, just as my God has loved me. So remain faithful to my love for you. 10 If you obey me, I will keep loving you, just as my God keeps loving me, because I have obeyed. 11 I have told you this to make you as completely…
There is no sermon for this service. Instead, there are mini reflections throughout, so we have provided the full text of the service. Opening This Lent, our Faith Study has looked at the last words of Jesus, with commentary from the American preacher, Adam Hamilton. Today’s service is a combination of Scripture, Hamilton’s reflections, poetry,…
Readings from Scripture (NRSV) John 12:20-33 Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, “The hour…