November 6th 2022  Pentecost 22    Luke 20:27-38

November 6th 2022 Pentecost 22 Luke 20:27-38

The resurrection and marriage The Sadducees were trying to catch Jesus out (as usual) in the question they asked Jesus about a woman marrying seven times. Jesus said to them, “Those who belong to this age are given in marriage; but those who are considered worthy of a...
30 October 2022      Pentecost 21     LUKE 19:1-10

30 October 2022 Pentecost 21 LUKE 19:1-10

This reading is the story of Zacchaeus meeting Jesus.  The reading tells us a number of things about the person Zacchaeus.  He was a tax collector and rich which also meant that he was not liked by most in the community.  He was a short person.  He was enterprising...
23 October 2022   Pentecost 20    2 Timothy 4:17

23 October 2022 Pentecost 20 2 Timothy 4:17

But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all Gentiles might hear it. I read this passage and thought over the many times that the Lord had given me the strength to do something. I was told that part of...
16 Oct 2022     Pentecost 19     Luke 8:8b

16 Oct 2022 Pentecost 19 Luke 8:8b

when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” (Luke 8:8b) Faith is about believing in God, praying to him, and showing him to other people.  The question about whether God would find faith on earth if he returned today is one I have not often considered....