Sunday School Activities John 13: 31-356th Sunday of EasterWhat do you feel you can say about love? Love is one of the most used, abused andmanipulated words in the English language. “Love, it’s what makes a Subaru a Subaru”.What does that even mean?! Love is used to justify abusive relationships. Love ofcountry is used to justify all kinds of horrors. Love is…
You are not alone. Come share the journey.
You are not alone. Come share the journey.
Sermons on John
Sunday School Activities John 21:1-19 In one of the churches that I served, there was a preschool in the house that was at one time the minister’s manse right beside the church. The school often used the church gym for concerts and special occasions and a number of our church families attended the preschool. There was one child, let’s call him Jack,…
John 20:19-31 Sunday School Activities The tomb is empty, Christ is risen, love wins, we are Easter people, new life abounds in creation’s glorious springtime, and nothing on earth will ever be the same again. Right? Right? Welcome to the Week After. The week after euphoria. The week after triumph. The week after Easter flowers, egg hunts, gatherings, Holy Week services, and…
John 12 1-85th Sunday in Lent Sunday School Activities I Dreamed of Rain – Voices United A four year old child is in the care of his grandmother, to keep him occupied while shetakes a call, she outfits him in an over-sized shirt, sets out the paint, brushes and some oldnewspapers on top of which there sits a fresh dollar store canvas.…
John 13: 33-355th Sunday after Epiphany Sunday School Activities Love is such an elusive word. Love is one of those words everyone is pretty certain they knowwhat it means, but try to define it and you struggle to put into words what you intuitively know.Even though we might have a hard time defining love we know it when we experience it. Thinkabout…
John 2 1-11 – 2nd Epiphany Sunday School ActivitiesNote: Prior to the reflection the congregation watched Parker Palmer’s video, “Standingin the Tragic Gap” by The Work of the People.When was the last time you went to a three-day party? Indoors, probably prepandemic. That’s what weddings were like in Jesus’ time and culture, everythingstopped for three days, the wine flowed, and the food…
John 11:1-7, 17-45 – Lent 5 Sunday School Activities This morning’s gospel lesson is a puzzling text. Many scholars have told us that the story of the death and raising of Lazarus is the gospel writer’s rehearsal for the death and resurrection of Jesus. Others remind us that this is a story of hope: Jesus can restore life when all hope, when…
Sunday School Activities John 2:13-22 Last Monday, The Record posted an article entitled “That last ‘normal’ thing you did before the world fell apart” and recalled stories and memories of a time pre-Covid. Do you remember some of the last things that you did before our world changed? (If you do, feel free to type it into our Zoom chat or in…
Home John 14:1-6a, 8-14 Preached at Parkminster United Church, Sunday, May 10, 2020 Rev. Heather Power In our reading from John’s gospel this morning, we heard the beginning of what is known as the “farewell discourse” of Jesus. Jesus’ words to Thomas, “I am the way, the truth and the life,” emerge stridently from the center of the text. I don’t know…
Seeing, Believing, Living-John 20: 19 & 24-31 April 19, 2020-2nd Sunday of Easter I think Heather and I have been like most people in the last few weeks, alternately cursing and giving thanks for technology. Tuesday mornings are a time of gratitude for us as we host our weekly Parkminster Connects ZOOM gatherings. We usually start with a reading and some questions…