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2023/08/27

Gifts everywhere

Who doesn’t like gifts? I don’t think there are very many people who actually dislike gifts. This Sunday we are talking about gifts but a special kind of gift, namely spiritual gifts. So what are spiritual gifts? They are the abilities the Holy Spirit gives each person to equip that person for service to God, […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year A / gifts, preaching, Romans, spiritual gifts Leave a Comment

2023/05/21

What does a “little while” mean?

What does a “little while” mean anyway? Peter in his first letter talks about a “little while” in the context of the early church’s suffering and that it will end in that amount of time. I can’t recall what the best estimate for when Peter wrote the letter but it is more than a thousand […]

Article by Barry / Easter, Preaching, Sunday, Year A / Jesus, Peter, preaching, spiritual gifts, work Leave a Comment

2022/01/16

Miracles and/or gifts?

So what would you rather have a gift or the ability to perform miracles? It is a peculiar question to be sure but there is a reason to ask it. The New Testament readings in the Lectionary this week are the very well-known story of Jesus turning water into wine at a wedding—a miracle—and Paul […]

Article by Barry / Epiphany, Preaching, Sunday, Year C / gifts, Jesus, Mary, miracles, Paul, preaching, spiritual gifts, wedding, wine Leave a Comment

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