Tag: jesus

  • Sunday,31st May;Pentecost Sunday, 24th May, & 17th May 2026, Easter 7 (3 entries)

    Sunday, 31st May 2026 St Paul, 2 Cor. 13: 11-13 13:11 Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell. Put things in order, listen to my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. 13:12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.…

  • Preaching Paths 10 May 2026

    Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary Today’s reading, John 14:15-21, is a continuation of Jesus’ parting words to his followers. Much of the vocabulary is familiar from previous verses. Yet, this section presents a significant new element: a dynamic of mutual and multidirectional love connecting Jesus, the Father, and Jesus’ followers. This current…

  • 10th May 2026, Easter 6 & 3rd May 2026, Easter 5

    Sunday, 10th May 2026, Easter 6 John 14: 15-21 Christ our advocate 14:15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 14:16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. 14:17 This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it…

  • Preaching Paths 3 May 2026

    Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary John 14 belongs to the collection of sayings of Jesus known as the “Farewell Discourses” (John 13-17). In Eastertide, today’s text (Jn 14:1-14) speaks of the new life that believers in the Risen Lord experience. The text should be read in its entirety in worship; yet, given…

  • 26th April 2026, 4th Sunday of Easter

    John 10:1-1010:1 Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. 10:2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 10:3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear…

  • Preaching Paths 19 April 2026 Easter 3 Year A

    Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary Accounts of encounters with the risen Lord in the Gospel of John have in common a peculiar feature: in none of them is Jesus instantly recognizable. Early Easter morning, Mary assumes she has met up with the gardener until she hears Jesus speak her name (John 20:15). …

  • Preaching Paths 12 April 2026 Eastertide 2A

    Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary John’s gospel reports four post-resurrection appearances of Jesus to his disciples. Mary is the first to meet the risen Lord; she does not know him until he speaks her name. The fourth appearance is on the lakeshore, where some disciples have been fishing (Jn 21). The second…

  • Preaching Paths 5 April 2026 Easter Year A

    Sally A Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary Preachers may draw the Easter morning sermon from either John 20:1-18 or Mt 28:1-10. John’s account is much loved; yet Matthew’s story, despite its brevity, presents the resurrection of Jesus as a profound power-shift in the cosmos—one that shakes the earth, exposes the weakness of Empire-like power,…

  • Preaching Paths 29 March 2026  Liturgy of the Passion

    Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary In settings where one can expect that many congregations will not attend Holy Week services, especially Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, both Mt 20:1-11 (the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem) as well as the Passion narrative, should be read in the service. Easter means little if…

  • Preaching Paths, 22 March 2026 Lent 5A & 29 March 2026, Liturgy of the Palms

    Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary 22 March 2026 Lent 5A The raising of Lazarus (John 11:1-45) is the seventh (and last) of the “signs” performed by Jesus in John’s narrative. It unfolds in a series of dramatic scenes: Scene 1, vv 1-6: Jesus receives word from Mary and Martha that their brother…