A Different Kind of Fishing; A Different Kind of Mending
(Paid Version), The Third Sunday After Epiphany, Isaiah 9:1-4; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-23
As we continue in this season of Epiphany, all of our readings carry a sense of mission and of God revealing himself in Christ in profound ways. There are at least three major themes which stand out to me from our readings: Jesus breaks oppression; Jesus mends factions; and Jesus plucks out of chaos.
Isaiah 9:1-4 1
Our Isaiah reading refers specifically to…