Ordinary Time in the Preacher's Corner

I once heard a preacher say he appreciated this long, green season after Pentecost, called "Ordinary Time" because when you come down to it, most of us live in "ordinary" times.  While festivals are wonderful, rich celebrations, for much of the year we are learning to find ways to connect to God, to each other and to the world around us in our "ordinary" day-to-day lives.

In this Preacher's Corner, I post recordings of the sermons I've preached.I am a candidate for rostered ministry in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America  (ELCA) and a full-time intern at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Asheville, NC. St. Mark's follows the Revised Common Lectionary for the lessons. The sermon text is in bold.

While I've been taught to preach for a particular people at a particular time and in a particular place, I hope that in these recordings you will hear God's promise of relationship, grace and forgiveness and God's call for you in your life wherever you are.

I welcome your comments. Thanks for listening.

September 30, 2012
18th Sunday after Pentecost (Year B)
Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29
Psalm 19:7-14
James 5:13-20
Mark 9:38-50

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September 2, 2012
14th Sunday after Pentecost (Year B)
Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9
Psalm 15
James 1:17-27
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

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August 12, 2012
11th Sunday after Pentecost (Year B)
1 Kings 19:4-8
Psalm 34:1-8
Ephesians 4:25-5:2
John 6:35, 41-51 
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