Category Archives: Matthew Kieswetter

The Third Sunday after the Epiphany: 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Mark 1:14-20 “Jesus said to [Simon Peter and Andrew], “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of people.” And immediately they left their nets and followed him. As he went a little farther, he saw [James and John], who were in their boat mending the nets. Immediately he […]

The Second Sunday after the Epiphany: John 1:43-51 “When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, ‘Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!’ [‘Here’s a trustworthy person.’] Nathanael asked him, “Where did you get to know me?” [‘How would you know?’] Jesus answered, “I saw you under the […]

The Baptism of the Lord: Mark 1:4-11 “[P]eople from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to [John the Baptizer].” The whole Judean countryside, and ALL the people in Jerusalem: the picture painted here is that this is the place to be, and everyone wants to be a part […]

Monday, December 25, 2023: John 1:1-14 There’s no manger, no shepherds. No Bethlehem. No angels, Joseph, or even Mary. In the first few verses of today’s Gospel, there isn’t even a world yet. In Mark’s Gospel we’re taken back to the beginning of Jesus’s public life. In Matthew we are presented his ancestry and his […]

Sunday, December 24, 2023 (night): Luke 2:1-14 As we break open the scriptures, may God be among us; light in the midst of us; bringing us to light and life. Amen. The observance and celebration of Christmas is a bit different for everyone, and different from era to era, and place to place. It’s a […]