by stbarts | Oct 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Matthew 22:15-22 If we all were to take out a coin, looking on each side, we notice an image and words. Constant reminders of who we honor, of what we hold dear as citizens of this country. On the coin Jesus asks to see is the image of Caeser Augustas ruler, autocrat,...
by stbarts | Oct 16, 2017 | Blog
Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14 Jesus has entered Jerusalem with hails of Hallelujah! Blessed is the One who come in the name of the Lord! Yet he is standing before the religious leaders entreating them to understand they are not entering into God’s banquet. These...
by stbarts | Oct 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
The gospel of Matthew for this day is the parable of the landowner, leasing his vineyard to tenants who then deal treacherously with both slaves and son who come to collect the produce at the end of the growing season. Jesus points the finger at the scribes and...
by stbarts | Oct 8, 2017 | Blog
‘Love your neighbor as yourself’ reminds us in our usage of the English language the word ‘love’ has a thousand and one variable meanings. I Love you I Love sleep I Love ice cream I Love my family and on it goes. But the love used in Scripture is agape meaning Godly...
