Month: October 2011

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    So what’s a saint to do?

    Date: October 30, 2011 Liturgical Sunday: Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost RCL Scripture: Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37; Joshua 3:7-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; Matthew 23:1-12 Sermon Title: So what’s a saint to do? Knox Presbyterian [audio:https://wordsfromthemiddle.ca/wp-content/uploads/111030_-_Knox.mp3|titles=So what’s a saint to do?] [audio:https://wordsfromthemiddle.ca/wp-content/uploads/111030_-_St_Marks.mp3|titles=So what’s a saint to do?] As I mention in the introductions to both sermons, ordinarily I preach on…

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    The greatest commandment

    Date: October 23, 2011 Liturgical Sunday: Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost RCL Scripture: Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17; Deuteronomy 34:1-12; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46 Sermon Title: The greatest commandment Knox Presbyterian [audio:https://wordsfromthemiddle.ca/wp-content/uploads/111023_-_Knox.mp3|titles=The greatest commandment] St. Mark’s Presbyterian [audio:https://wordsfromthemiddle.ca/wp-content/uploads/111023_-_St_Marks.mp3|titles=The greatest commandment] This Sunday we are revisiting one of the most famous statements of Jesus; his response to the question about…

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    Who owes what to whom?

    Date: October 16, 2011 Liturgical Sunday: Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost RCL Scripture: Psalm 99; Exodus 33:12-23; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22 Sermon Title: Who owes what to whom? Knox Presbyterian [audio:https://wordsfromthemiddle.ca/wp-content/uploads/111016_-_Knox.mp3|titles=Who owes what to whom?] St. Mark’s Presbyterian [audio:https://wordsfromthemiddle.ca/wp-content/uploads/111016_-_St_Marks.mp3|titles=Who owes what to whom?] This Sunday we are looking at the story in which Jesus utters the very…