A sermon by Rev. Barbara Lemmel and Rev. Mitchell Hay.

Epistle                                                                          1 Peter 2:2-5, 10

Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Once you were no people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Gospel Lesson                                                             John 14:1-9, 11a

Do not let your hearts be troubled.

Trust in God, trust also in me.

In Abba’s house there are many dwelling places.

If it were not so, would I have told you

that I go to prepare a place for you?

And if I go and prepare a place for you,

I will come again and will take you to myself,

so that where I am, there you may be also.

And you know the way to the place where I am going.

Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are

I am the way, and the truth, and the life.

No one comes to Abba except through me.

If you know me, you will know Abba also.

From now on you do know God and have seen God.

Philip said to him, “Lord, show us God, and we will be

Have I been with you all this time, Philip,

and you still do not know me?

Whoever has seen me has seen Abba.

Trust that I am in Abba and Abba is in me.