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]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Julia Hendrix https://storage.buzzsprout.com/xt3ngbuqx2suz74ggu5fwx6cnvv0?.jpg Sermons from St. Mark's in Waupaca Sermon: Boiling Water that Leads to Peace (10th Sunday after Pentecost --Year C -- August 17, 2025) Sermon: Boiling Water that Leads to Peace (10th Sunday after Pentecost --Year C -- August 17, 2025) Jesus says he came to bring fire—not to scorch us, but to purify. Using Flint’s boiling water as an image, we explore false peace versus Christ’s peace, learn to “check the radar of our hearts,” and listen with the cloud of witnesses as the table becomes the place where love takes root.

Here are the readings:  https://www.lectionarypage.net/YearC_RCL/Pentecost/CProp15_RCL.html

]]> Jesus says he came to bring fire—not to scorch us, but to purify. Using Flint’s boiling water as an image, we explore false peace versus Christ’s peace, learn to “check the radar of our hearts,” and listen with the cloud of witnesses as the table becomes the place where love takes root.

Here are the readings:  https://www.lectionarypage.net/YearC_RCL/Pentecost/CProp15_RCL.html

]]> Julia Hendrix Buzzsprout-17700936 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:00:00 -0500 689 full false 8th Sunday after Pentecost -- Proper 13 -- Year C -- August 3, 2025: “Consider the Crows: Trust beyond the Barns” 8th Sunday after Pentecost -- Proper 13 -- Year C -- August 3, 2025: “Consider the Crows: Trust beyond the Barns” In this sermon on Luke 12 : 13-21, Mtr. Julia Hendrix compares Jesus’ warning to a rich hoarder with the everyday faith of clever crows. Explore why real discipleship means turning storage units into generosity and living open-handed in God’s economy. Tune in and learn to “do what the crows do.”

]]> In this sermon on Luke 12 : 13-21, Mtr. Julia Hendrix compares Jesus’ warning to a rich hoarder with the everyday faith of clever crows. Explore why real discipleship means turning storage units into generosity and living open-handed in God’s economy. Tune in and learn to “do what the crows do.”

]]> Julia Hendrix Buzzsprout-17596288 Sun, 03 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0500 685 full false Sermon -- 7th Sunday after Pentecost - Year C: Groundhog Day and Prayer -- Repetition and Persistance Sermon -- 7th Sunday after Pentecost - Year C: Groundhog Day and Prayer -- Repetition and Persistance What do Bill Murray’s Groundhog Day and Jesus’ teaching on prayer have in common? In this episode we explore Luke 11:1-13, where the disciples ask, “Lord, teach us to pray.” Discover why the Lord’s Prayer is more than words, how relentless “asking, seeking, and knocking” reshapes us, and why God’s greatest answer is always the gift of the Holy Spirit. Grab your spiritual baseball cards and join us for a conversation on persistence, transformation, and the grace that meets us every single day—until love breaks through.

]]> What do Bill Murray’s Groundhog Day and Jesus’ teaching on prayer have in common? In this episode we explore Luke 11:1-13, where the disciples ask, “Lord, teach us to pray.” Discover why the Lord’s Prayer is more than words, how relentless “asking, seeking, and knocking” reshapes us, and why God’s greatest answer is always the gift of the Holy Spirit. Grab your spiritual baseball cards and join us for a conversation on persistence, transformation, and the grace that meets us every single day—until love breaks through.

]]> Julia Hendrix Buzzsprout-17595206 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 13:00:00 -0500 973 full false Sermon from July 20th: "Not Who’s Right—Who’s Loved: A Martha & Mary Reset” Sermon from July 20th: "Not Who’s Right—Who’s Loved: A Martha & Mary Reset” In a world shouting “shoulds” and “should-nots,” Jesus whispers one thing needful. This sermon on Luke 10:38–42  moves from Martha’s whirlwind of worry to Mary’s steady gaze, asking not “Who’s right?” but “Who’s loved?”—including the people we’re itching to correct. A reset from comparison to communion, from distraction to devotion.

]]> In a world shouting “shoulds” and “should-nots,” Jesus whispers one thing needful. This sermon on Luke 10:38–42  moves from Martha’s whirlwind of worry to Mary’s steady gaze, asking not “Who’s right?” but “Who’s loved?”—including the people we’re itching to correct. A reset from comparison to communion, from distraction to devotion.

]]> Julia Hendrix Buzzsprout-17554110 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:00:00 -0500 710 full false Sermon -- 5th Sunday after Pentecost -- Luke 10:25-37 -- Year C Sermon -- 5th Sunday after Pentecost -- Luke 10:25-37 -- Year C Who is our neighbor?  Sermon on the Good Samaritan

]]> Who is our neighbor?  Sermon on the Good Samaritan

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