Notes on the Readings for the Ascension of the Lord

Notes on the Readings for the Ascension of the Lord

Notes on the Readings for the Ascension of the Lord ”40 days after the Resurrection” The number 40 has a very significant meaning– it is a time of testing and preparing for a new start in God’s plan. After 40 days of the flood, Noah and his family, purified and...
Notes on 6th Sunday Easter

Notes on 6th Sunday Easter

Notes ( not a sermon ) on 6th Sunday Easter. Approaching Pentecost–At the end of  his life  Jesus teaches us about the Holy Spirit. “ If you love me, keep my commandments.” His commandments are his gifts to us — our road to eternal life, happiness and...
Notes on the Gospel of 5th Sunday of Easter

Notes on the Gospel of 5th Sunday of Easter

Not a sermon –just highlighting some of the crucial truths in the Lord’s final discourse to his disciples at the Last Supper. Jesus : “ I go to prepare a place for you.” This  is the talk of a  bridegroom.The Jewish custom in the first century  was  for the...