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Seeing All There is to See – A Sermon on John 9:1-41
Today’s gospel (John 9:1-41) offers multiple possibilities for a sermon. We could talk about the disciples’ question and the relationship of sin and this man’s blindness. Is it a punishment? Is that...
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It’s Not About the Math
John 6:5. “When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, ‘Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?’” Do the math: one loaf for every thousand people and...
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Satisfying Our Hunger
John 6:26. “Jesus answered them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.’” The crowds that follow Jesus all throughout...
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Life on the Potter’s Wheel
Jeremiah 18:6. “’Can I not do with you, O house of Israel, just at this potter has done?’ says the LORD. ‘Just like the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand.’” Who I am today is not who I...
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Meeting Our Daily Nutritional Requirements
John 6:49, 51a. “Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died…. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever.” Manna and living bread...
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Who Has Nourished Your Life?
6:52. “The Jews disputed among themselves, saying, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’” The short answer to the dispute we read about in our lesson from John is love. The longer answer fills...
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Disappointment and Unanswered Questions – A Sermon on John 11:1-45 and...
Lets 5A: Ezekiel 37:1-14 (valley of dry bones) John 11:1-45 (raising of Lazarus) “Lazarus is dead,” Jesus tells the disciples. It’s not hard to imagine the questions that might be running through the...
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Will to Power or Will to Life? – A Palm Sunday Sermon on Matthew 21:1-11
Palm Sunday – Matthew 21:1-11 Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain “When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil” (Mt 21:10). What’s that about? Why would Jerusalem be in turmoil...
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The Table and Remembrance – A Sermon for Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday: Exodus 12:1-14; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; and John 13:1-17, 31-35 Image Credit: By Senado The Commons – Acervo Museu do Senado, No restrictions, Wikimedia Commons Each year as I come to...
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Good Friday? Really? – A Sermon on Suffering and Death
Good Friday: John 18:1-19:42 By Advance at Dutch Wikipedia – painting from Matthias Grunewald, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons He was arrested, tied up, interrogated, tortured, and executed. After...
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Good Morning. Now Go Home. – An Easter Sunday Sermon on Matthew 28:1-10
Easter Sunday – Matthew 28:1-10 Alleluia. Christ is risen. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia. Alleluia. Christ is risen. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia. Alleluia. Christ is risen. The Lord is...
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Get Out Of The House! – A Sermon on John 20:19-31
Easter 2A – John 20:19-31 Doubting Thomas Mosaic by © José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro /, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons It’s been one week since Easter, one week since the chaos and excitement, one week...
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Life Shattered, Life Restored – A Sermon on Luke 24:13-35
3 Easter, The Road to Emmaus – Luke 24:13-35 By now most of you probably know that I rarely give a straight answer to your questions or tell you what you should do. Some of you have teased me about...
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Try Them Apples On For Size – A Sermon on John 10:1-10
Easter 4A – John 10:1-10 “Jesus used this figure of speech with them but they did not understand what he was saying to them” (John 10:6) Has that ever happened to you? Have you ever listened to the...
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Troubled Hearts – A Sermon on John 14:1-14
By Michael Rosengarten BEng, MD.McGill – EKG World Encyclopedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons Easter 5A – John 14:1-14 What troubles your heart today? For me the list is long and it’s not pretty....
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We Worship and We Doubt – A Trinity Sunday Sermon on Matthew 28:16-20
Trinity Sunday, Year A: Matthew 28:16-20 Shield of the Trinity (image source) “They worshipped him; but some doubted” (Matthew 28:17). That’s not a bad place to begin a sermon on Trinity Sunday. That...
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Who Would You Be If You Ever Became Fully Yourself? – A Sermon on Matthew...
Proper 7A: Matthew 10:24-39 Icon of Jesus with sword, 14th century, Katholikon of the Sacred Monastery of the Ascension of Christ, Kosovo. Photograph by Thanasis Christodoulou – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,...
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A Father’s Faith Or A Father’s Certitude? – A Sermon on Genesis 22:1-14
Proper 8A – Genesis 22:1-14 Abraham’s Offer by Adi Holzer, Attribution, Wikimedia Commons I don’t know why I did this but early last week I decided that today I would preach on the story about Abraham...
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A Sower Went Out To Sow – A Sermon on Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
Proper 10A – Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 – Parable of the Sower “A sower went out to sow” (Matthew 13:3). Who is the sower? God? Yes. Jesus? Yes. Those are the usual answers and they certainly are not wrong....
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A Prayer for Victims of Human Trafficking
By Xnatedawgx – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons Almighty and gracious God, you heard the cries of your people enslaved in Egypt, you empowered Moses and Aaron to speak boldly to Pharaoh on...
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