We are always tempted to try and divide Jesus' humanity from his divinity, just like the Jews of his day. Jesus' solution: "Eat my body and drink my blood." This is a hard saying and Fr. Eirik attempts to explain.

Date: 7/1/2018

Scriptures:

1 Kings 19:4-8

Psalm 34:1-8

Ephesians 4:25-5:2

John 6:35, 41-51

Jesus meets our real physical needs and uses them to point to reveal God in every moment of our lives.

Date: 6/25/2018

Scriptures:

Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15

Psalm 78:23-29

Ephesians 4:1-16

John 6:24-35

Fr. Steve unpacks the miraculous feeding of the 5000, examining Jesus' actions of seeing, testing, accepting our gifts and giving thanks and blessing.

Date: 6/17/2018

Scriptures:

2 Kings 4:42-44

Psalm 145:10-19

Ephesians 3:14-21

John 6:1-15

Jesus challenges Jewish authorities by revealing the authority he's been given by God to give life and to judge the world.

Date: 6/3/2018

Scriptures:

Isaiah 25:6-9

Psalm 130

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

John 5:19-29

Fr. Eirik discusses how Jesus encounters the Samaritan Woman in a way that causes the her salvation and the salvation of a whole town.

Date: 5/27/2018

Scriptures:

2 Kings 17:24-29, 33

Canticle 9 - Isaiah 12:2-6

Acts 11:1-4; 15-18

John 4:4-30

Jesus says that it is better for us that he go to the Father. He also says that he is with us. So, how does this really work? The Holy Spirit fills us.

Date: 5/20/2018

Scriptures:

Acts 2:1-21

Psalm 104:25-35, 37

Romans 8:22-27

John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

Jesus tells us that it is better for us that he go to the Father. Why is that so? Fr. Eirik shares how Jesus ascension makes abiding in God's presence possible.

Date: 5/13/2018

Scriptures:

Acts 1:1-11

Psalm 133

1 John 5:9-13

John 17:6-19

Bishop Stewart outlines what confirmation is, and how the movement from the instruction to be filled with the Holy Spirit is dependent on us daily walking out our faith.

Date: 5/6/2018

Scriptures:

Acts 10:44-48

Psalm 98

Ephesians 4:1-3, 5:15-18

John 20:19-23

Fr. Steve talks about being sent just like Jesus was sent--to bring broken things together, right where we are, in the life we have now.

Date: 4/29/2018

Scriptures:

Isaiah 49:1-7

Psalm 67

Ephesians 2:11-11

John 20:19-23

Peter is so excited to see Jesus, he throws on his clothes and THEN gets in the water. But the fact he denied Jesus is standing between them. Fr. Eirik shares how Jesus gently and personally restores his relationship with Peter and Peter's true calling.

Date: 4/22/2018

Scriptures:

Acts 4:5-12

Psalm 23

1 John 3:16-24

John 21:15-19