Jim Bundy

Scripture: Psalm 107 It’s the Sunday before the Thanksgiving holiday, and a few words about the giving of thanks would seem to be in order. It’s also a Sunday when we have a few additional things to fit in to our schedule, so a few brief words about the giving of thanks would seem to … Read more

Scripture: Mark 13:1-8;17-20 This is the time of year when the lectionary readings, the suggested scripture readings for the various Sundays of the year, when those readings tend to be like the one you heard from the gospel of Mark. This last Sunday before the beginning of Advent, the end of the year in the … Read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8 A blessed Advent to everyone! Let me begin by telling you what I am planning on doing for the sermons during the Sundays in Advent. It’s something I’ve never done before, haven’t even thought of doing before, though it’s a pretty simple idea and I’m not exactly sure why this has not … Read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25 As I was saying last week, it’s my intention during the four Sundays of Advent this year to take a different one of the four gospels each week and reflect on the Christmas story as it appears in that gospel. I began last week with the gospel of Mark, which in a … Read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-20 I sat down last Monday to read the first two chapters of Luke’s gospel. This was the week I had scheduled myself to preach on the Christmas story as it appears in Luke, having already talked about Mark and Matthew and planning to talk about John next week. So I sat down … Read more

Scripture: John 1:1-5, 14 So I come to the gospel of John, having given sermons the last three weeks on the Christmas story as it appears (or doesn’t appear) in the gospels of Mark and Matthew and Luke. It’s appropriate that John come last, I think. What the author of this gospel offers us is … Read more

Scriptures: Various gospel verses Happy New Year!  This sermon has its origins in the New Year holiday, even though it probably won’t seem much like a sermon that has anything much to do with the New Year.  I don’t seem to be able to get through the beginning of a New Year without giving at … Read more

Scripture: Amos 5:14-24 I’ve been hearing voices. I realize that’s a statement that could be interpreted to mean that I need professional help or that I need to be medicated or some such thing, but before we go there, let me tell you about the voices I’ve been hearing. One of the voices I’ve been … Read more