Worship Reflections on Mark
21 July 2024
Crowds to the Left, Vast Needs to Right (Mark 6:30-34 & 53-56) 30 The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. 31He said to them, ‘Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.’ For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. 32And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves. 33Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they hurried there…
14 July 2024
How Dancing Leads to Spite (Mark 6:14-28) 14 King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some were saying, ‘John the baptizer has been raised from the dead; and for this reason these powers are at work in him.’ 15But others said, ‘It is Elijah.’ And others said, ‘It is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.’ 16But when Herod heard of it, he said, ‘John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.’ 17 For Herod himself had sent men who arrested…
7 July 2024
Mark 6:1-13 (MUC Pentecost 7 July 2024) Theme Quote: I don’t know, I don’t care, and it doesn’t make any difference. (Jack Kerouac)Quote: Is it ignorance or apathy? Hey, I don’t know and I don’t care. (Jimmy Buffett) The Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth 6 He left that place and came to his home town, and his disciples followed him. 2On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said, ‘Where did this…
23 June 2023
The Big Storm REFLECTION PART ONE – DAVID AND GOLIATH Of course, if we were growing up today, I am not sure we would be allowed to hear the story of David and Goliath. It’s a bit gory – especially the bit at the end, which we didn’t read …then David ran and stood over the Philistine; he grasped his sword, drew it out of its sheath, and killed him; then he cut off his head with it. Goliath was a…
16 June 2024
Manningham Uniting Church Fellowship@10 16th June 2024: Pentecost 4 Theme: The Power of Small Text: Mark 4:26-34 Introduction“The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground 27 and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how.” (Mark 4:26,27). “He also said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of…
7 April 2024
Manningham Uniting Church 7th April 2024 Easter 2 B Theme: Exposing our Wounds Text: John 20:19 – 31 Introduction Now who wants to share some of the feelings that you have identified in the various characters in John 20:19-31. Congregation share… Let us pray. All we have are a few brief stories. There’s the one about the empty tomb. A stranger robed in white, a gardener perhaps. Folded grave-cloths. Weeping women. Fleeing men. Horrible wounds. Rumours. Confusion. Doubt. Joy. Love. Fear. And always the nagging question. Why?…