Bishop Mike's Podcast
532 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWeekly reflections from Mike Rinehart, bishop of the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Podcast includes relevant ideas about preaching on the revised common lectionary.
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A New English Translation of the Bach St. Matthew Passion
April 04, 2022 20:38 - 8 minutes - 13.5 MBNext Sunday, Palm Sunday, April 10 and then Good Friday, April 15 Deacon Rick Erickson and the Bach Society will present the St. John Passion, which Bach wrote for a Good Friday service.
Summer 2021
May 04, 2021 16:24 - 13 minutes - 6.46 MBRead more at BishopMike.com Year B in the Revised Common Lectionary This post includes three complete series options first, then, for those who stick with the lectionary, I will post a list of every Sunday and the texts, with links through Summer 2021.
Postcolonizing Pentecost - Pentecost B
May 04, 2021 14:42 - 21 minutes - 10.2 MBRead more at BishopMike.com (español) Pentecost B – May 23, 2021 Acts 2:1-21– Day of Pentecost. Rushing wind. Tongues of flame. Multi-lingual, multicultural event. Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. OR Ezekiel 37:1-14– Valley of the Dry Bones. I will put my spirit in you and you shall live. You shall know I am the Lord when I open your graves… Psalm 104:24-34, 35b Send forth your Spirit and renew the face of the earth. (Ps. 104:31) Romans 8:22-27– Likewi...
To the Ends of the Earth - Ascension B
May 04, 2021 13:11 - 16 minutes - 7.72 MBRead more at BishopMike.com (spanish) Ascension B - May 16, 2021 Acts 1:1-11 – Ascension. You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the ends of the earth. Psalm 47 – God has gone up with a shout. (Ps. 47:5) or Psalm 93– Ever since the world began, your throne has been established. (Ps. 93:3) Ephesians 1:15-23– With the eyes of your heart enlightened, may you know the hope to which God has called you. Luke 24:44-53 – I am sending what the Father promised, so ...
Bear Fruit - Easter 6B - May 9, 2021
April 16, 2021 17:09 - 16 minutes - 7.85 MBRead more at BishopMike.com (español) Easter 6B – May 9, 2021 Acts 10:44-48 – Holy Spirit falls on unbaptized Gentiles. So they baptize them. Psalm 98 – Shout with joy to the LORD, all you lands. (Ps. 98:5) 1 John 5:1-6 – The love of God is obeying God’s commandments. John 15:9-17 – This is my commandment: love one another as I have loved you. I have said these things that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. You did not choose me; I chose you, and appointed you...
Church together: Connected to the Vine - Easter 5B
April 14, 2021 13:13 - 18 minutes - 8.8 MBRead more at BishopMike.com (espanol) Easter 5B – May 2, 2021 Acts 8:26-40 – Philip baptizes the Ethiopian eunuch on the road to Gaza reading the suffering servant from Isaiah. Psalm 22:25-31 – All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD. (Ps. 22:26) 1 John 4:7-21– Beloved let us love one another for love is of God… whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. John 15:1-8 – I am the vine; you the branches, that you might bear fruit. By this my Father...
Good Shepherd Sunday - Easter 4B
April 14, 2021 12:41 - 26 minutes - 12.3 MBRead more at BishopMike.com (español) Easter 4B – April 25, 2021 Acts 4:5-12 – Peter questioned for healing. There is no other name by which we must be saved. Psalm 23 – The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 1 John 3:16-24 – All know John 3:16. 1 John 3:16 is important too: By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us. So we ought to lay down our lives for one another… Little children let us not love in word or speech, but in truth and action. John 10:11-18 – The ...
A post-COVID, Resurrected Church - Easter 3B
April 09, 2021 12:46 - 22 minutes - 10.7 MBRead more at BishopMike.com (español) Easter 3B – April 18, 2021 Acts 3:12-19– Peter addresses the people: Faith in Christ made this man well. Psalm 4 – The LORD does wonders for the faithful. (Ps. 4:3) 1 John 3:1-7 – See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. (This passage was taught to us as a memory verse in song. Some may remember this round. Luke 24:36b-48 – Resurrection appearance. Jesus eats food. Peace be with you. You are my witne...
Doubting Thomas - Easter 2B
March 31, 2021 22:38 - 21 minutes - 9.85 MBRead more at BishopMike.com (español) Easter 2B – April 11, 2021 Acts 4:32-35 – Now those who believed were of one heart and soul, and they held all possessions in common. Psalm 133 – How good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity. 1 John 1:1 –2:2 – If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves. John 20:19-31 – When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus c...
The Resurrected Body of Christ - The Resurrection of our Lord - April 4, 2021
March 24, 2021 14:29 - 21 minutes - 9.99 MBRead more on BishopMike.com (español) The Resurrection of our Lord – April 4, 2021 Acts 10:34-43 – Peter’s sermon at Cornelius’ house: God shows no partiality. Anyone from any nation who fears God is accepted by God. OR Isaiah 25:6-9 – On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make a feast for all people, swallow up death forever, wipe away the tears from all faces. Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 – I shall not die but live and recount the deeds of the Lord. I Corinthians 15:1-11 – For I han...
Suffering Love - Maundy Thursday and Good Friday
March 23, 2021 15:25 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBRead more on BishopMike.com (español) Maundy Thursday – April 1, 2021 Holy God, source of all love, on the night of his betrayal, Jesus gave his disciples a new commandment: To love one another as he had loved them. By your Holy Spirit write this commandment in our hearts; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14 – God establishes Passover as a day of remembrance. ...
Joy Amidst Suffering - Palm Sunday
March 12, 2021 00:25 - 31 minutes - 14.6 MBRead more on BishopMike.com (español) Passion/Palm Sunday – March 28, 2021 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29– Open the gates of righteousness that I may enter. Mark 11:1-11 or John 12:12-16 – The Triumphal Entry. Isaiah 50:4-9a – I gave my back to those who hit me; my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard. I did not hide my face from insult and spitting. Psalm 31:9-16 – Into your hands I commend my spirit… Philippians 2:5-11 – Have this mind among that was in Christ, who emptied himself a...
A New Covenant - Lent 5B
March 11, 2021 23:39 - 22 minutes - 10.6 MBRead more on BishopMike.com (español) LENT 5B – March 21, 2021 Jeremiah 31:31-34 – I will make a new covenant. I will write the law on their hearts. They will all know me. I will remember their sins no more. Psalm 51:1-12 – Create in me a clean heart O God… OR Psalm 119:9-16 – Happy are those whose way is blameless… Hebrews 5:5-10 – High priest according to the order of Melchizedek. He learned obedience through suffering. John 12:20-33 – Gospel: Greeks. Sir we wish to see Jesu...
Lifted Up - Lent 4B
March 05, 2021 18:37 - 24 minutes - 11.4 MBRead more on BishopMike.com (español) LENT 4B – March 14, 2021 Numbers 21:4-9 – Moses lifts up the serpent in the wilderness. Murmuring. Fiery serpents. Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 – They cried to the Lord in their trouble and he saved them from their distress… Ephesians 2:1-10 – Dead in your trespasses, for by grace you have been saved by faith… for good works. John 3:14-21 – Just as Moses “lifted up” the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever bel...
Your Body is a Temple. Jesus’ Too. - Lent 3B
February 27, 2021 14:29 - 18 minutes - 8.69 MBRead more on BishopMike.com (español) LENT 3B – March 7, 2021 Exodus 20:1-17 - Moses’ covenant (age 80?). Ten Commandments. I brought you out of the land of Israel. Psalm 19 - Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You… 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 – The gospel is foolishness to those perishing, but to us the power of God. Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified. God chose what was weak and despised in the world… John 2:...
Sarah Laughed - Lent 2B
February 12, 2021 14:24 - 23 minutes - 11.2 MBRead more on BishopMike.com (español) Lent 2B – February 28, 2021 Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 – Abraham’s covenant (age 99). Psalm 22:23-31 – My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Romans 4:13-25 - Abraham wasn’t saved by the law. His trusting God’s promises is reckoned to him as righteousness. Mark 8:31-38 – Peter’s confession and rebuke. Crucifixion prediction. Take up your cross and follow me.
Saved Through the Waters - Lent 1B
February 05, 2021 15:56 - 24 minutes - 11.6 MBRead more on BishopMike.com (español) Lent 1B - February 21, 2021 Genesis 9:8-17 – Noahic covenant (age 600). Never again will I flood the whole earth. The bow in the clouds is a sign of the promise. Psalm 25:1-10 – Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions. 1 Peter 3:18-22 – You are blessed if you suffer for what is right. Always be prepared to give account for the hope that is within you. Appeal to a good conscience. v. 19 is the “descended to the dead/hell” proo...
Transform - Transfiguration Sunday
January 31, 2021 15:46 - 16 minutes - 7.52 MBRead more on BishopMike.com (español) THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD - February 14, 2021 2 Kings 2:1-12 – Elisha asks Elijah for a double measure of his spirit. Elijah is taken up into heaven by a chariot of fire. Psalm 50:1-6 – The mighty one, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 – If our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing. Mark...
Waiting on God - Epiphany 5B
January 26, 2021 17:08 - 27 minutes - 13 MBRead more on BishopMike.com (español) EPIPHANY 5B – February 7, 2021 Isaiah 40:21-31 – Those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength. On Eagle’s Wings, ELW 787. Arise Your Light Has Come, ELW 314. Psalm 147:1-11, 20c – Adonai builds up Jerusalem, gathers the outcasts of Israel, heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds. 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 – Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel. Though I am free with respect to all, I have made myself a slave to all. Mark 1:2...
Who Possesses You - Epiphany 4B
January 15, 2021 22:37 - 26 minutes - 12.2 MBRead more at BishopMike.com (spanish) EPIPHANY 4B – January 31, 2021 Deuteronomy 18:15-20 – The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you shall heed such a prophet. Psalm 111 – I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 – Concerning food sacrificed to idols: Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. No idol really exists. So we are no worse off if w...
What Possesses You - Epiphany 4B
January 15, 2021 22:37 - 26 minutes - 12.2 MBRead more at BishopMike.com (spanish) EPIPHANY 4B – January 31, 2021 Deuteronomy 18:15-20 – The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you shall heed such a prophet. Psalm 111 – I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 – Concerning food sacrificed to idols: Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. No idol really exists. So we are no worse off if w...
Fishing for People - Epiphany 3B
December 17, 2020 18:21 - 31 minutes - 14.7 MBRead more on BishopMike.com (español) EPIPHANY 3B – January 24, 2021 Jonah 3:1-5, 10 – After the incident with the big fish, God told Jonah again to go and call Ninevah to repentance. He did. They believed him. The king called a fast and told the people to turn from evil and violent ways. God changed his mind about destroying Nineveh. Psalm 62:5-12 – For God alone my soul waits in silence… Steadfast love belongs to the Lord, who repays all according to their work. 1 Corinthians 7:29-...
I Have a Dream and Come and See - Epiphany 2B
December 08, 2020 21:21 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBRead more on BishopMike.com (español) Epiphany 2B –January 17, 2021 1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20) – The Lord calls to Samuel, who thinks it is Eli. “Speak your servant is listening.” Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 – Lord you have searched me, and know me… Where can I go to flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there. You knit me in my inner parts… 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 – All things are lawful for me, but not all things are beneficial. Your...
Splashed with Love and Promise for Ministry - The Baptism of Our Lord
December 08, 2020 18:53 - 22 minutes - 10.5 MBRead more on BishopMike.com (español) THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD – January 10, 2021 Genesis 1:1-5 – In the beginning God created, by the Word and the Spirit hovered… Psalm 29 – Ascribe to the Lord O heavenly beings… glory and strength. The voice of the Lord is over the waters. Acts 19:1-7 – Paul encounters disciples in Ephesus who were baptized with John’s baptism. They are baptized again in the name of Jesus. Paul lays hands on them, and they receive the Holy Spirit. Mark 1:4-11 – Jo...
Magicians from the East - Epiphany
December 04, 2020 17:40 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBRead more on BishopMike.com Epiphany Sunday – January 3, 2021 Epiphany - January 6, 2021 Isaiah 60:1-6 – Arise! Shine! Your light has come… Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn… they shall bring gold and frankincense and bring the praise of the Lord. Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 - Give the king your justice, and righteousness to a king’s son. May all kings fall down before him, and nations give him service. Ephesians 3:1-12 – The mystery ...
Light to the Nations - Christmas 1B
November 25, 2020 13:02 - 19 minutes - 9.02 MBRead more on BishopMike.com CHRISTMAS 1B – December 27, 2020 Isaiah 61:10 – 62:3 – I will rejoice in the Lord. My whole being shall exult in my God… The nations shall see your vindication and the kings your glory. Psalm 148 – Praise the Lord, heavens, heights, angels, moon, earth, sea monsters, deep, fruit trees, cedars… Galatians 4:4-7 – When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, under the law, so we might receive adoption. Luke 2:22-40 – Jesus’ present...
The Annunciation - Advent 4B
November 20, 2020 17:02 - 27 minutes - 12.7 MBRead more on BishopMike.com Advent 4B – December 20, 2020 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 – David’s house is built, and now he wants to move God from the tent (wilderness tabernacle) to a house (temple). Luke 1:47-55 – The Magnificat. Mary’s song. My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior… (ELW pp. 314-315, hymns 236, 251, 573, 723, 882, 723) OR Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26 – I will establish David’s line forever. Romans 16:25-27 – God will give you strength through the gospel…...
Mary's Song - Advent 3B
October 30, 2020 12:16 - 28 minutes - 13.4 MBRead more on BishopMike.com Advent 3B - December 13, 2020 Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 – The spirit of the Lord God is upon me… he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners; to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn… to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a fain...
A Way in the Wilderness - Advent 2B
October 23, 2020 15:15 - 30 minutes - 14.2 MBRead more on BishopMike.com Advent 2B – December 6, 2020 Isaiah 40:1-11 – Comfort, comfort ye my people… A voice cries out: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted. Thou who tellest good tidings to Zion… He shall feed his flock… Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 - Surely his salvation is at hand for those who fear him, that his glory may dwell in our land. Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet; righteousne...
Mark Comes in Like a Lion - Advent 1B
October 16, 2020 14:57 - 20 minutes - 9.44 MBRead more on BishopMike.com November 29, 2020 is Advent 1B Isaiah 64:1-9 – O that you would tear open the heavens and come down… Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 – Stir up your power O Lord and come to save us. 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 – God will strengthen you to the end, so that you may be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. Mark 13:24-37 – But about that day… no one knows, neither the angels… nor the Son…
Sheep and Goats - Christ the King/Reign of Christ A
October 07, 2020 21:35 - 21 minutes - 10 MBRead more on BishopMike.com November 22, 2020 is Christ the King/Reign of Christ A Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 – I will save my flock, and they shall no longer be ravaged; and I will judge between fat sheep and lean sheep. I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd. Psalm 100 – Know that the LORD is God. It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. OR Psalm 95:1-7a – O ...
Fierce Deborah - Pentecost 24A
October 07, 2020 21:21 - 32 minutes - 15.2 MBListen to more on BishopMike.com November 15, 2020 is Pentecost 24A/Proper 28A/Ordinary 34A Judges 4:1-7 – Read the whole chapter to get the context. Israel did evil, so God turned them over to Canaan who had 900 chariots with iron-rimmed wheels. They cried out to the Lord. Deborah the prophetess, who sat under her date palm tree settling disputes, summoned Barak, telling him to gather 10,000 troops, for God would deliver General Sisera and his chariots over to them. OR Zephaniah 1:7, 1...
A New Heaven and A New Earth - Pentecost 23A
September 30, 2020 19:06 - 23 minutes - 10.9 MBRead more on BishopMike.com November 8, 2020 is Pentecost 23A/Proper 27A/Ordinary 33A Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25 - Joshua assembles the tribes at Shechem, telling them to put away the gods they worshipped beyond the Euphrates, in Iraq/Mesopotamia, where Abraham came from. Choose this day whom you shall serve... As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. The people agree. (So Joshua sets it up as a law and erects a standing stone.) OR Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-16 - Wisdom is radiant ...
Blessed are Those Who Mourn | All Saints Sunday
September 30, 2020 18:52 - 30 minutes - 14 MBRead More on BishopMike.com November 1, 2020 is All Saints A ALL SAINTS RITE Revelation 7:9-17 – John’s apocalyptic vision of white-robed martyrs standing before the throne and the Lamb, along with the angels, the elders and the four creatures. They hunger no more, nor thirst (Isaiah 49:10). The sun does not strike them nor heat (Psalm 121:6). God wipes away every tear (Isaiah 25:8). ELW 422, 423, Psalm 34:1-10, 22 – I will bless the Lord at all times… I sought the Lord and he answere...
Truth to Freedom - Reformation Sunday
September 11, 2020 19:55 - 33 minutes - 15.6 MBRead more on BishopMike.com October 25, 2020 – REFORMATION SUNDAY Jeremiah 31:31-34 – The days are coming when I will make a new covenant with Israel and Judah: law on their hearts. Psalm 46 – The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold. (Ps. 46:4) Romans 3:19-28 – No one will be justified by the law. Now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed. John 8:31-36 – You shall know the truth and the truth will set you free.
Glory - Pentecost 20A
September 11, 2020 19:45 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MBRead more on BishopMike.com October 18, 2020 is Pentecost 20A, Proper 24A/Ordinary 30A Exodus 33:12-23 - Moses asks to see God’s glory. God says, “You cannot see my face,” but allows Moses to see his backside. OR Isaiah 45:1-7 - God promises Cyrus, his anointed (messiah) that he will use him to subdue the nations and strip kings of their robes, even though Cyrus does not know God. Psalm 99 - The Lord is king. He sits enthroned upon the cherubim. Moses, Aaron and Samuel are his priest...
Idolatry - Pentecost 19A
September 11, 2020 17:38 - 29 minutes - 14 MBRead more on BishopMike.com October 11, 2020 is Pentecost 19A/Proper 23A/Ordinary 26A Exodus 32:1-14 – The Hebrew people create a golden calf to worship while Moses is receiving the law and commandments from God on Mt. Sinai. Moses convinces God not to destroy them in response to their disobedience. OR Isaiah 25:1-9 – On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast…and he will destroy on this mountain the shroud that is cast over all peoples…he will swallow up dea...
Law - Pentecost 18A
September 11, 2020 00:15 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBRead more on BishopMike.com October 4, 2020 is Pentecost 18A/Proper 22A/Ordinary 28A Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 – The Ten Commandments OR Isaiah 5:1-7 – My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; he expected it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes. Psalm 19 – The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims hi...
Provision - Pentecost 17A
September 09, 2020 14:31 - 32 minutes - 15 MBRead more on BishopMike.com September 27, 2020 is Pentecost 17A/Proper 21A/Ordinary 27A Exodus 17:1-7 – The people quarrel with Moses: Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?” Moses strikes the rock for water. OR Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 – You will no longer say, “The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.” Cast away all your transgressions, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Turn, then, an...
Complaint - Pentecost 16A
September 03, 2020 23:04 - 42 minutes - 19.9 MBRead more on BishopMike.com September 20, 2020 is Pentecost 16A/Proper 20A/Ordinary 26A Exodus 16:2-15 – The Israelites complain against Moses. They receive manna and quail. OR Jonah 3:10 – 4:11 – Nineveh repents and YHWH changes his mind. Jonah gets angry. Psalm 105:106, 37-45 – A song celebrating delivery from Egypt and quails in the wilderness. OR Psalm 145:1-8 – God’s providence. The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. You open your hand, satisf...
Crossing Over - Pentecost 15A
August 16, 2020 16:37 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MBRead more on BishopMike.com September 13, 2020 is Pentecost 15A/Proper 19A/Ordinary 25A Exodus 14:19-31 – CROSSING OVER: The Israelites are delivered from the Egyptians, through the Red Sea. OR Genesis 50:15-21 – Joseph forgives his brothers. “Even though you intended it for evil, God intended it for good…” Psalm 114 – When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel his dominion. OR Exodus 15:1b-11, 20-21 – M...
Called - Pentecost 13A
August 16, 2020 16:34 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBRead more on BishopMike.com August 30, 2020 is Pentecost 13A/Proper 17A/Ordinary 23A Exodus 3:1-15 - CALLED: Moses and the burning bush. OR Jeremiah 15:15-21 - Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart; for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts. Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45c - Israel came to Egypt, but they came to hate them. God’s servant Moses was sent… OR Psalm 26:1-8 - I do not sit with the worthless, nor do I c...
Set Free - Pentecost 14A
August 16, 2020 16:27 - 38 minutes - 17.8 MBRead more on BishopMike.com September 6, 2020 is Pentecost 14A/Proper 18A/Ordinary 24A Exodus 12:1-14 -SET FREE: The commandment to observe Passover. OR Ezekiel 33:7-11 - So you, mortal, I have made a sentinel for the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. As I live, says the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from their ways and live. Psalm 149 - Sing to The Lord a new song… Let them...
Enslaved - Pentecost 12A
August 15, 2020 14:50 - 36 minutes - 17 MBRead more on BishopMike.com August 23, 2020 is Pentecost 12A/Proper 16A/Ordinary 22A Exodus 1:8 - 2:10 - The Israelites increase in Egypt, so the Pharaoh oppresses them, murdering Hebrew boys. Moses is hidden in a basket and floated down Nile. Pharaoh’s daughter finds Moses. Moses’ mother ends up being his nursemaid. OR Isaiah 51:1-6 - I will bring near my deliverance swiftly, my salvation has gone out and my arms will rule the peoples; the coastlands wait for me, and for my arm they h...
In or Out? - Pentecost 11A
July 23, 2020 22:56 - 26 minutes - 12.4 MBRead more on BishopMike.com August 16, 2020 is Pentecost 11A/Proper 15A/Ordinary 21A Genesis 45:1-15 – Joseph reveals himself to his brothers after weeping bitterly. The brothers return to their father with gifts from Joseph. OR Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 - And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord… these I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer… for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples. Psalm 133 – How good and pleasant it i...
Get Out of the Boat - Pentecost 10A
July 22, 2020 23:07 - 31 minutes - 14.9 MBRead more on BishopMike.com August 9, 2020 is Pentecost 10A/Proper 14A/Ordinary 20A 1 Kings 19:9-18 – (complimentary series) …and after the fire a sound of sheer silence. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Then there came a voice to him that said, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’ OR Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28 (semi-continuous readings in Genesis until September) – 17-year-old Joseph is loved by his father the most, ...
Enough - Pentecost 9A
July 20, 2020 20:39 - 41 minutes - 19.5 MBRead more on BishopMike.com August 2, 2020 is Pentecost 9A/Proper 13A/Ordinary 19A Genesis 32:22-31 – Jacob wrestles with God/the angel, in our ongoing walk through Genesis. OR Isaiah 55:1-5 - Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Psalm 17:1-7, 15 – An interesting juxtaposition with Jacob’s dream in the Genesis reading: if you visit me by night, if you test me, you will ...
The Wisdom to Hope in the Gospel - Pentecost 8A
July 16, 2020 19:31 - 25 minutes - 11.8 MBRead more on BishopMike.com July 26, 2020 is Pentecost 8A/Proper 12A/Ordinary 18A 1 Kings 3:5-12 And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David… Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, able to discern between good and evil; for who can govern this your great people? OR Genesis 29:15-28 The semi-continuous (summary just before June 14) Old Testament readings continue our walk through in Genesis, culminating on Septe...
Stairway to Heaven - Pentecost 7A
July 09, 2020 21:53 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MBRead more on BishopMike.com July 19, 2020 is Pentecost 7A/Proper 11A/Ordinary 17A Genesis 28:10-19a OR Wisdom of Solomon 12:13, 16-19 OR Isaiah 44:6-8 Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24 OR Psalm 86:11-17 Romans 8:12-25 Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
Sowing the Powerful Word in the World - Pentecost 6A
July 02, 2020 18:33 - 45 minutes - 21.3 MBRead more on BishopMike.com July 12, 2020 is Pentecost 6A/Proper 10A/Ordinary 16A Genesis 25:19-34 – Jacob and Esau, the twins are born, two nations contending. Esau sells his birthright to Jacob. OR Isaiah 55:10-13 – For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven… so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty… Psalm 119:105-112 – Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and light unto my path. OR Psalm 65:(1-8), 9-13 – You visit the earth and water it...