Taking Flight – Sunday 28 August 2022 Pentecost 12 54C
Taking FlightWe continue in Luke’s gospel where Jesus is invited to dinner by an important Pharisee. He tells the guests one of his parables… but it doesn’t look like a parable.
Taking Flight – Sunday 14 August 2022 Pentecost 10 52C
Taking FlightThe words of Jesus in Luke’s gospel today bring us to one of the paradoxes of the Christian faith: Christ who brings us peace also disturbs our peace. The same call of Jesus that promises security can throw us into turmoil and conflict. If we choose to follow him, we may find that we are walking a
Taking Flight – Sunday 7 August 2022 Pentecost 9 51C
Taking FlightWe look in Luke’s gospel where the theme of poverty and riches is continued from last week. Jesus tells a story with a surprise ending about servants getting ready for their master’s return. We also provide resources for Peace Sunday.
Taking Flight – Sunday 31 July 2022 Pentecost 8 50C
Taking FlightLuke’s gospel has much to say about poverty and wealth. This week we focus on the parable of the rich fool, which is one of several parables of Jesus that are unique to Luke’s gospel and are on this theme
Taking Flight – Sunday 24 July 2022 Pentecost 7 49C
Taking FlightIs it the “The Lord’s Prayer”, “The Our Father”, “The Pater Noster” or “The Disciples’ Prayer”? It’s easy to get hung up on terminology and to miss some of the important things recorded in Luke’s gospel when Jesus taught us about prayer. This week we approach this prayer with abroad sweep and
Taking Flight – Sunday 17 July 2022 Pentecost 6 48C
Taking FlightWe turn to a vision by the prophet Amos of a basket of fruit. What the prophet has to say about exploitation and about worship is as relevant to our own day as it was to his. We show how the prophet’s word relates to the current environmental crisis and suggest another visual prop, and an African
Taking Flight – Sunday 10 July 2022 Pentecost 5 47C
Taking FlightThe prophet Amos has a message that seems particularly relevant to our times. This week we suggest some visual props as well as an Afro-American spiritual to be used in your worship service. We see how the prophet’s setting parallels what we read in recent newspaper articles. There’s also a youth
Taking Flight – Sunday 3 July 2022 Pentecost 4 46C
Taking FlightJesus sends out 72 disciples on his mission. His instructions to them are a warning to those who use mission as a pretext to line their pockets, who aspire to luxury travel and accommodation. The Lord we follow was born in poverty, had no place to call his own, and died with criminals. He calls us
Taking Flight – Sunday 26 June 2022 Pentecost 3 45C
Taking FlightIf we are feeling offended, rejected, hurt, here’s the gospel message for us today: Just walk away.
Taking Flight – Sunday 19 June 2022 Pentecost 2 44C
Taking FlightWe look at the story of the disturbed man from Gerasa and find that the Lord wants to free us from all those things that oppress us.
Taking Flight – Sunday 12 June 2022 Trinity 40C
Taking FlightOn Trinity Sunday we look at the letter to the Romans where we are told Jesus brings us into right relationship with God and the Holy Spirit fills our hearts with love. Love, we conclude, is more important than doctrine.
Taking Flight – Sunday 5 June 2022 Pentecost 39C
Taking FlightA group of 120 followers of Jesus were huddled together in an upper room looking inward. Then something happened that changed them into bold witnesses who turned their world upside down. We need to get what they had!