this is the default block Nativity Now! Weekly Update January 31, 2025 11:37 am Father Tim From Fr Tim Good morning, Nativity! Last Sunday’s Gospel reading (Luke 4:14-20) ended with Jesus quoting from Isaiah Chapter 61 to proclaim that He was the Messiah. Normally this coming Sunday continues with Luke 4:21-30. This, […]
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Good morning, Nativity! Last Sunday I preached on Isaiah Chapters 61 and 62. The imagery was of the joy of a wedding ceremony with the take home message of sharing a bit of God’s Kingdom, sharing His Love and Joy, and by doing that to assist in making disciples of all nations, that is
Good morning, Nativity! In Wednesday’s Morning Prayer the appointed reading was from Ephesians (Eph 2:1-10). The first verse of that lesson tells us: “And you were dead in the trespasses and sins…” (Eph 2:1, ESV; the bold emphasis is mine) The night before doing Wednesday’s Morning Prayer, I had finished a sermon for the Wednesday Healing Service. The
Good morning, Nativity! The Diocese of Southwest Florida has undergone an extensive process to set its vision going forward. They have landed on a “pathway” approach with four pathways identified: Forming Disciples; Developing Leaders; Embracing Differences; and Transforming Communities. More information on these four pathways can be found at https://episcopalswfl.org/about/the-four-pathways/. Bishop Scharf and his staff presented
