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A Sermon for the Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost

The Rev. Kristin Krantz, St. James’, Mt. Airy Pentecost 25/Proper 28B, November 14, 2021 1 Samuel 1:4-20, Canticle: The Song of Hannah (1 Samuel 2:1-10), Mark 13:1-8 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen.   Today we end our year-long journey with Mark’s gospel.…

A Sermon for the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost

The Rev. Kristin Krantz, St. James’, Mt. Airy October 31, 2021 Ruth 1:1-18, Psalm 146, Hebrews 9:11-14, Mark 12:28-34   Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire.  Amen.     The story of Ruth and Naomi is one of my favorites in all of scripture. Not just…

A Sermon for the Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost

 The Rev. Kristin Krantz, St. James’, Mt. Airy                                                                                                               Pentecost 22/Proper 25B, 1024/2021 Job 42:1-6, 10-17, Psalm 34:1-8, Hebrews 7:23-28, Mark 10:46-52 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen. We are in the ninth week of a twelve-week chronological journey through several chapters in the…

A Sermon for the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost

The Rev. Kristin Krantz, St. James’, Mt. Airy Pentecost 21/Proper 24B, October 17, 2021 Job 38:1-7, Psalm 104:1-9, 25, 37b, Hebrews 5:1-10, Mark 10:34-45   Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen.   If you were reading along on your bulletin insert it’s pretty…

A Sermon for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

The Rev. Kristin Krantz, St. James’, Mt. Airy Pentecost 12/Proper 15B, 8/15/2021 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 Psalm 111 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:35, 51-58     Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen.   Today we are celebrating the two great sacraments of the church…

A Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

The Rev. Kristin Krantz, St. James’, Mt. Airy June 27, 2021, Pentecost 5/Proper 8B Psalm 130, 2 Corinthians 8:7-15. Mark 5:21-43 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen.   Mark is the shortest of our gospels. The writing style is brief and to the…