Archive (Sermons)

Man of Means

Category: Ordinary Time / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
October 08, 2021

Man of Means Bob Stillerman 20th Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 23, 10/8/2021 Mark 10:17-31 A Man of Means Our text tells us that Jesus is beginning to set out on a journey, when a man...

Words for the Table

Category: World Communion Sunday / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
October 01, 2021

Words for the Table Bob Stillerman 19th Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 22, 10/1/2021 Mark 10:2-16 Bob Sermon 10-3-2021 I’d like to offer a few reminders before we engage this morning’s lection from Mark’s gospel. The...

Receiving the Cup of Others

Category: Ordinary Time / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
September 24, 2021

Receiving the Cup of Others Bob Stillerman 18th Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 21, 9/26/2021 Mark 9:38-50 Receiving the Cup of Others Mark 9.38-50 9.26.2021 On the surface, and especially to the modern ear, this text...

A Childlike Welcome

Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
September 18, 2021

A Childlike Welcome Bob Stillerman 17th Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 20, 9/19/2021 Mark 9:30-37 A Childlike Welcome 9-19-2021 What do you think it means to welcome a child in the name of Jesus? I suppose...

A Lot Can Happen in a Moment

Category: Ordinary Time / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
September 10, 2021

A Lot Can Happen in a Moment Bob Stillerman Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 19, 9/12/2021 Mark 8:27-38 A Lot Can Happen in a Moment Mark 8.27-38 9-12-2021 Twenty years ago, yesterday, I was making...

Immovable Mountains

Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
September 03, 2021

Immovable Mountains Bob Stillerman Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 18, 9/5/2021 Psalm 125 Immovable Mountains Psalm 125 9-2-2021 Humans often use the phrase “moving mountains” to describe an incredibly difficult task. If you’ve ever driven...

Relating to One Another

Category: Ordinary Time / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
August 27, 2021

Relating to One Another Bob Stillerman Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 17, 8/29/2021 Psalm 45:1-2; 6-9 Relating to One Another Psalm 45 8-29-2021 This morning’s lectionary provides us with several texts that announce a sense...

Heart Highway

Category: Ordinary Time / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
August 20, 2021

Heart Highway Bob Stillerman Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 16, 8/22/2021 Mata Family Dedication Psalm 84 Heart Highway Psalm 84 8.22.2021 In the 27th Psalm, the psalmist proclaims, “I am confident, I believe, I trust...