Sermons preached at Jubilee United Church in Toronto, Ontario.
Rev. Norm Seli reflects on the story from Matthew's Gospel of Jesus' walking on water... and Peter giving it try as well. Spoiler alert - he sank.
Rev. Norm Seli engages the story of Jesus feeding the 5000+ from Matthew's Gospel (Matt 14) and wonders if we've been reading it correctly all these years?
Rev. Seli wonders about the tiny parables of the Mustard Seed, the yeast, the treasure and the pearl... are they as harmless as they appear? (Matthew 13)
Rev. Seli wonders about Paul's letter to the Romans (8:12-25) and what it means to be a Child of God; Co-inheritor of Creation - to live in the Spirit rather than the flesh and to have hope in things unseen.
Rev. Seli wonders about the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13) and what it might be saying to us today... tomorrow... and the later this week.
Rev. Seli wonders what Jesus means when he invites us to take his yoke; promising that his yoke is easy and his burden is light. (Matthew 11: 25-30)
Rev. Seli considers the story of Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22:1-14) and wonders if the "Fathter of the Faith" actually passed the test...
Rev. Seli engages with Matthew's Gospel (chapter 10) in which Jesus declares that he brings a sword and will set family against one another, as well as the story of Hagar and Ishmael being cast aside by Abraham (Genesis 21) - and wonders what any of this has to do with Pride Week, Indigenous Peoples and being Christian! (it ain't easy!)
Rev. Seli engages with the story of Abraham's vision and Sarah's laughter (Genesis 18:1-15) as well as Matthew's telling of Jesus telling us the the "Harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few" (Matthew 9:35 - 10:23) and wonders about the ridiculous nature of faith and what it is that we are actually meant to do as Christians in 2017.
Rev. Seli engages and wonders about the theology of the Holy Trinity... he provides some of his own thoughts about his experience of God, Jesus and The Holy Spirit.
