My task this week is to tackle some of those most mysterious teachings of Jesus that we usually call parables. In particular, parables about what the author of Matthew's gospel calls the Kingdom of God Heaven. Why 'Heaven' instead of 'God'? Most likely the author was Jewish or was writing for a Jewish audience or …
Tag: Holy Spirit
Pondering Pentecost
As I continue to prepare my sermon for tomorrow’s worship - it’s Pentecost Sunday! - I seem to have a lot of different ideas swirling through my head. So I thought I would share them with you. Welcome to the chaos that is my brain function! 1. First of all there’s the scripture for the …