RoboPreacher

pop a nickel & it all comes back A sermon on Jesus' healing of a paralytic : Have you ever felt like the friends in today’s Scripture? Have you ever been so fed up, frantic , forlorn , or just plain frazzled that you’d do anything you could to change your situation? I’m sure you have. We all have. And, if you’re anything like me , you hate feeling that way, too. In fact, most of the time, you probably try to arrange your life so that you never have to be in that kind of a pinch . Don’t you? I know I do.   Sadly, though, it goes without saying that we still find ourselves in a fix more often than we wish. Don’t we? It can come to pass in any number of ways. A change in health, career, or relationship can do the job. But so can a lack of change. A stubborn habit or ingrained relationship dynamic can also drive us to desperation , too. Can’t they? Speaking for myself , I hear this story and long for something like that . Deep down, I want to grab that stretcher that is...

"...but it'd make you better" The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark the 1st Chapter ! “For that is what I came out to do.” Yes, Jesus is on a mission! This campaign that began in the temple now goes to the household; as Jesus heals Simon-Peter’s mother-in-law. Then, if that weren’t enough, once the sun has set and the sabbath ended, everyone from the city comes to the door for healing; and Jesus just get to work from the doorframe! Jesus is on a mission, and there isn’t a thing that can stop him; for that is what he came out to do.  Jesus is on a mission, there isn’t a thing that can deter him. Those demons couldn’t, why Jesus won’t even let them speak!  The incredible need of the entire city wasn’t able to, Jesus just heals the whole kit-and-kaboodle from the door of Simon-Peter’s house!  Why, not even the gap between the church (where we expect God to work) and home (where we’re not so sure) is enough to deter him, Jesus is perfectly ha...