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Sermons by Beth Anne Gray (Page 5)
Lectionary: 2 Samuel 11:26 – 12:13 Last week I spoke about David’s adultery, conspiracy and murder, how he broke at least 4 of the 10 Commandments: murder adultery theft covetting your neighbour’s wife Today I’d like to continue with the lessons that we can learn from David. Now remember, it wasn’t that David was starved for…
Lectionary: 2 Samuel 11: 1-15 The story of David is not about a saint. He had many faults, numerous sins throughout his life. As John Walton writes, “God has not given us the Bible with the intention that we put the heroes of the faith up on pedestals of awe and reverence. In contrast, we…
Lectionary: 2 Corinthians 12: 2-10 A teacher said to her students in class one day, “Boys and girls, there is a wonderful example in the life of the ant. Every day the ant goes to work and works all day, a busy life. And in the end, what happens? Little Johnny replies, “SOMEONE STEPS ON…
Genesis 3: 8-15 1 Samuel 8: 4-11, 16-20 I can’t tell you how excited I am to stand up here today and let you know that today we’re going to talk about getting naked, and not going with the crowd! I’m going to give you a moment to let that sink in… We just read…
Today, March 8th, is International Women’s Day, and I would like to take this time to celebrate women in the Church! I realise that throughout Church history, we have had leaders who have said: “What is the difference whether it is in a wife or a mother, it is still Eve the temptress that we…
All of us who have grown up in the church are accustomed to the ritual of baptism and the meaning that the Church has given to this tradition. While there may be debate about whether baptism should be by immersion or by sprinkling, and when and where baptism should be undertaken, we find they centre…
Lectionary Readings: Acts 5:27-32 Childhood memories, especially childhood memories from beach-houses and idyllic holidays, are usually the best moments etched in our minds. Well, not all of them… Our school year was the US one, not the Panamanian one – at odds with all my friends. One of the benefits, was that whenever we’d spend…
Sunlight is said to be the best bleach and streetlamps the most effective police officers… Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Luke 1:46b-55 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-24 John 1:6-8; 19-28 Growing up here in Panama, I went to Boarding School in Chame. As a child, after playing games or skating on the basketball court, we’d head…