Archive for October 2024
I Want to See
“I Want to See,” by Rev. Dr. Mearle Griffith – October 27, 2024, at Mount Vernon, Ohio, based on Mark 10: 46-54 As I told the children, we’re going to be dealing with the story of the healing of blind Bartimaeus, and it begins with Jesus asking what might seem to us to be an…
Read MoreTo Serve
“To Serve” by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat – October 20, 2024, at Mount Vernon, Ohio, based on Mark 10:35-45 The Son of Man, which was one of Jesus’ titles, came not to be served, but to serve. The drive from my house to this building is about 40 minutes, so every Sunday morning I…
Read MoreAll Things Are Possible
“All Things Are Possible” by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat – October 13, 2024, at Mount Vernon, Ohio, based on Mark 10:17-31 Jesus covers a lot of ground in the lectionary passage that we just heard. There’s a lot there. And I’m going to talk about some of it. As I said to the children,…
Read MoreHoly Communion
“Holy Communion” by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat, October 6, 2024, at Mount Vernon, Ohio, based on Mark 10:13-16 I want to read some words to you from my favorite Bible commentary regarding what Dave just read for us. Quote: “The disciples here are attempting to enforce the standard social mores. The standard social mores…
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