https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com a webspace devoted to sermons, thoughts and ramblings from the ministerial journey Tue, 24 Sep 2019 00:04:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ 3685552 https://s2.wp.com/i/webclip.png https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com nonon-comercial work, please feel free to share with others, giving credit to the author.pastorbecca,oursthejourney,sermons,christianity,methodist,becca,spirituality,journey,god,jesus,church,christ,beccaclark,pastorbeccaclarkSermons from the Journey provides weekly sermons preached by Rev. Rebecca Clark, a progressive United Methodist pastor, also blogging at pastorbecca.com. We Your People, Ours the JourneyRev. Rebecca Clarkpastorbeccaclark@gmail.comRev. Rebecca Clark https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/2019/07/25/sermon-martha-martha-martha/ https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/2019/07/25/sermon-martha-martha-martha/#comments Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:53:14 +0000 http://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/?p=4414 Continue reading Sermon: Martha, Martha, Martha →]]> "Martha, Martha, Martha" (July 21, 2019) This perpetually challenging text features two sisters-- one who is doing all the work, and one who is just sitting there! You'll never guess which one Jesus praises. But why exactly does he critique Martha, when she is doing the work and service to which she has been called?… Continue reading Sermon: Martha, Martha, Martha →

]]> https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/2019/07/25/sermon-martha-martha-martha/feed/ 1 4414 pastorbecca which-way-1549661 pastorbeccaclark@gmail.com (Rev. Rebecca Clark)no"Martha, Martha, Martha" (July 21, 2019) This perpetually challenging text features two sisters-- one who is doing all the work, and one who is just sitting there! You'll never guess which one Jesus praises. But why exactly does he critique Martha, when she is doing the work and service to which she has been called?…… Continue reading Sermon: Martha, Martha, Martha →Rev. Rebecca Clark"Martha, Martha, Martha" (July 21, 2019) This perpetually challenging text features two sisters-- one who is doing all the work, and one who is just sitting there! You'll never guess which one Jesus praises. But why exactly does he critique Martha, when she is doing the work and service to which she has been called?…… Continue reading Sermon: Martha, Martha, Martha →pastorbecca,oursthejourney,sermons,christianity,methodist,becca,spirituality,journey,god,jesus,church,christ,beccaclark,pastorbeccaclark https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/2019/07/17/sermon-as-yourself/ https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/2019/07/17/sermon-as-yourself/#comments Wed, 17 Jul 2019 16:40:39 +0000 http://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/?p=4408 "As Yourself" (July 14, 2019) Jesus tells us, “Love your neighbor as yourself”—but what if you don’t love yourself? How do we begin with compassion for ourselves, and love ourselves as we love our neighbors? (As we read Luke 10:25-37, I invited people to imagine themselves in the role of the person in need of compassion)

]]> https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/2019/07/17/sermon-as-yourself/feed/ 1 4408 pastorbecca which-way-1549661 pastorbeccaclark@gmail.com (Rev. Rebecca Clark)no"As Yourself" (July 14, 2019) Jesus tells us, “Love your neighbor as yourself”—but what if you don’t love yourself? How do we begin with compassion for ourselves, and love ourselves as we love our neighbors? (As we read Luke 10:25-37, I invited people to imagine themselves in the role of the person in need of compassion)Rev. Rebecca Clark"As Yourself" (July 14, 2019) Jesus tells us, “Love your neighbor as yourself”—but what if you don’t love yourself? How do we begin with compassion for ourselves, and love ourselves as we love our neighbors? (As we read Luke 10:25-37, I invited people to imagine themselves in the role of the person in need of compassion)pastorbecca,oursthejourney,sermons,christianity,methodist,becca,spirituality,journey,god,jesus,church,christ,beccaclark,pastorbeccaclark https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/2019/07/09/sermon-free-to-be/ https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/2019/07/09/sermon-free-to-be/#comments Tue, 09 Jul 2019 16:34:32 +0000 http://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/?p=4405 "Free to Be" (July 7, 2019) What does it mean that “Jesus sets us free?” From what are we set free? What if we don't feel that we are free from the sorrow or pain or despair? (Galatians 5:1, 13-25)

]]> https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/2019/07/09/sermon-free-to-be/feed/ 1 4405 pastorbecca which-way-1549661 pastorbeccaclark@gmail.com (Rev. Rebecca Clark)no"Free to Be" (July 7, 2019) What does it mean that “Jesus sets us free?” From what are we set free? What if we don't feel that we are free from the sorrow or pain or despair? (Galatians 5:1, 13-25)Rev. Rebecca Clark"Free to Be" (July 7, 2019) What does it mean that “Jesus sets us free?” From what are we set free? What if we don't feel that we are free from the sorrow or pain or despair? (Galatians 5:1, 13-25)pastorbecca,oursthejourney,sermons,christianity,methodist,becca,spirituality,journey,god,jesus,church,christ,beccaclark,pastorbeccaclark https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/2019/07/02/sermon-look-up-2/ https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/2019/07/02/sermon-look-up-2/#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2019 16:24:21 +0000 http://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/?p=4398 "Look Up" (June 30, 2019) What happens when God asks the impossible? In this ever-challenging text, God asks Abraham to be prepared to sacrifice his son, Isaac. Our reaction to this is so visceral, so horrified, that this alone should tell us something about God and about ourselves. (Genesis 22:1-14)

]]> https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/2019/07/02/sermon-look-up-2/feed/ 1 4398 pastorbecca which-way-1549661 pastorbeccaclark@gmail.com (Rev. Rebecca Clark)no"Look Up" (June 30, 2019) What happens when God asks the impossible? In this ever-challenging text, God asks Abraham to be prepared to sacrifice his son, Isaac. Our reaction to this is so visceral, so horrified, that this alone should tell us something about God and about ourselves. (Genesis 22:1-14)Rev. Rebecca Clark"Look Up" (June 30, 2019) What happens when God asks the impossible? In this ever-challenging text, God asks Abraham to be prepared to sacrifice his son, Isaac. Our reaction to this is so visceral, so horrified, that this alone should tell us something about God and about ourselves. (Genesis 22:1-14)pastorbecca,oursthejourney,sermons,christianity,methodist,becca,spirituality,journey,god,jesus,church,christ,beccaclark,pastorbeccaclark https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/2019/06/26/sermon-careful-what-you-wish-for-2/ https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/2019/06/26/sermon-careful-what-you-wish-for-2/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2019 16:16:21 +0000 http://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/?p=4393 "Careful What You Wish For!" (June 23, 2019) The people demand—and God grants—a king, even though God knows this is not what is best for them. Why do we always seem to want things that are not good for us? Why does God let us do them? (1 Samuel 8)

]]> https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/2019/06/26/sermon-careful-what-you-wish-for-2/feed/ 1 4393 pastorbecca which-way-1549661 pastorbeccaclark@gmail.com (Rev. Rebecca Clark)no"Careful What You Wish For!" (June 23, 2019) The people demand—and God grants—a king, even though God knows this is not what is best for them. Why do we always seem to want things that are not good for us? Why does God let us do them? (1 Samuel 8)Rev. Rebecca Clark"Careful What You Wish For!" (June 23, 2019) The people demand—and God grants—a king, even though God knows this is not what is best for them. Why do we always seem to want things that are not good for us? Why does God let us do them? (1 Samuel 8)pastorbecca,oursthejourney,sermons,christianity,methodist,becca,spirituality,journey,god,jesus,church,christ,beccaclark,pastorbeccaclark https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/2019/06/18/sermon-holy-trickery/ https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/2019/06/18/sermon-holy-trickery/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2019 15:56:33 +0000 http://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/?p=4387 "Holy Trickery"  (June 16, 2019) Does the End Justify the Means? Why does God call and lift up people who break the rules, act in unholy ways, and otherwise set lousy examples? (Genesis 25:24-28; 27:1-26)

]]> https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/2019/06/18/sermon-holy-trickery/feed/ 1 4387 pastorbecca which-way-1549661 pastorbeccaclark@gmail.com (Rev. Rebecca Clark)no"Holy Trickery"  (June 16, 2019) Does the End Justify the Means? Why does God call and lift up people who break the rules, act in unholy ways, and otherwise set lousy examples? (Genesis 25:24-28; 27:1-26)Rev. Rebecca Clark"Holy Trickery"  (June 16, 2019) Does the End Justify the Means? Why does God call and lift up people who break the rules, act in unholy ways, and otherwise set lousy examples? (Genesis 25:24-28; 27:1-26)pastorbecca,oursthejourney,sermons,christianity,methodist,becca,spirituality,journey,god,jesus,church,christ,beccaclark,pastorbeccaclark https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/2019/02/18/sermon-beyond-the-worry/ https://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/2019/02/18/sermon-beyond-the-worry/#respond Mon, 18 Feb 2019 21:57:25 +0000 http://pastorbecca.wordpress.com/?p=4342 Continue reading Sermon: Beyond the Worry →]]> "Beyond the Worry" (February 17, 2019) As I prepare to travel to the Called Session of The United Methodist Church, I am not alone in feeling worry about the future of our denomination. But if God cares for the birds and the flowers, perhaps God gives us something inherently human, which will provide for us… Continue reading Sermon: Beyond the Worry →

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