by Melissa Kelly | Apr 10, 2022 | Lent, Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 4, Sermons
Wielder of Life Who is Jesus? Throughout John’s gospel, Jesus makes a series of key “I AM…” claims to various groups of people. I AM… the good shepherd, true vine, gate, living water, light of the world, way-truth-life, bread of life, the resurrection and the life....
by Melissa Kelly | Apr 3, 2022 | Lent, Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 4, Sermons
The Carceral System Sucks We are in our third week in a row of Jesus’ trial, and the story is getting increasingly painful to endure. If we stick with it enough to actually take it in, to allow ourselves to feel all we feel, we might notice that – while horrific...
by Melissa Kelly | Mar 27, 2022 | Lent, Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 4, Sermons
Belonging to a True Word The scene in Jerusalem during this time of Passover is fraught, and occupying imperial power is tenuous. Crowds travel all across the Judean landscape to convene in Jerusalem for an annual pilgrimage in which they retell a story of their...
by Melissa Kelly | Feb 20, 2022 | Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 4, Sermons
Holy Disruptions Jesus was completely unruly at the margins of one of his community’s most sacred celebrations. Disruptions to Solemn Ceremony are very unexpected and annoying. But, Pastor Megan invites us to look for the life amongst the disruptions, to find...
by Melissa Kelly | Feb 13, 2022 | Epiphany, Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 4, Sermons, zoom church
“Munching Jesus’ Flesh” To be frank: John is a bit extra. John’s gospel will take anything that Jesus says or does in Matthew, Mark, or Luke, and turn the dial all the way up to “whaaaat?!” Following the feeding of way-more-than-5000 with 5 barley loaves and 2 dried...
by Melissa Kelly | Jan 30, 2022 | Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 4, Sermons, zoom church
A Jewish Man & Samaritan Woman Walk Into a Bar… Okay, they don’t precisely “walk into a bar”, but they do meet at their local “watering hole”… the well… literally a hole with water in it. Ha! Do I have your attention yet?! Two people like them are NOT...
