Sunday Homily

Some of Jesus’ listeners ask him about the death of some people, asking Him for an interpretation. At that time, the thinking was that if something bad happened to you, you deserved it. Jesus warns them not to compare  themselves, but instead to focus on their own repentance.  Comparison kills our humility because we often compare ourselves to people we will measure up positively against based on our standards not God’s. In this

We introduce people to Jesus because he is the only one in the history of the world who conquered the grave. If someone can predict their own suffering and death and then rise from the grave, that is someone worth following.  

In this week’s message, we will look at prayer and worship as a way in which we humble ourselves before a God who is greater than us

What we want you to know: Humility is not a low opinion of yourself, it’s a clear opinion of yourself. Humility is knowledge of yourself as you really are.

What we want you to do:. Humble yourself in prayer & acknowledge that God is great!

The reading from Deuteronomy reminds the Israelites that God formed them as a people and delivered them from Egypt. They called themselves “The Chosen People” not as a badge of honor, but as a reminder that they were only a nation because of God’s initiative. Other nations had power or wisdom, the Israelites only had God’s help.  In this week’s homily we will look at humility as understanding all we have comes from God.

 You are church! And the only time we are church is when we exist for others, especially those who are not here, following Jesus’ call to share him with the world. That’s what we want you to know.

Today is the last of a brief series called Hooked: Followers Fish. Two weeks ago, we heard that Jesus called the first Apostles and promised that they would learn to bring people into a relationship with him. He used the metaphor of fishing for that activity: they would become fishers of men. When it comes to bringing people to Christ, we have to put aside our own fears, discomfort, and laziness. One of the ways we can do so is by having a very simple strategy: invest and invite.

Jesus’ resurrection to new life proved the power of his death.  His resurrection proved that his work on the cross was not just the death of a good man, but the God Man.  His cross and resurrection redeemed the whole world.

When Jesus called the first disciples he didn’t promise to make them better or smarter or stronger. He said follow me and I will make you fishers of men. In this message we will make the point that followers fish. We will look at the call of Peter and how we can get over the fear of bringing people to Jesus so that we become a place where it becomes impossible not to share Jesus with the world. Throughout these three weeks, we will discuss the importance of sharing our faith, both for the benefit of others and for our own spiritual growth.

Happy families, successful ones are characterized by mothers who understand their role is like Mary’s role, a role of preparation.  They're preparing their children for release into their own lives, under their own authority, in the larger world, in the same way that Mary released Jesus into his public ministry.   This is the selfless role of all mothers, to bring their children up to live independent faith-filled lives.