Click here to watch the sermon. Please join me in the Prayer for Illumination Open our hearts and minds, O Lord, by the gift of your Holy Spirit, so that as the Word is read and proclaimed, we may hear what you have to say to us today. Amen Our scripture today is taken from the Good News Bible… Genesis 1: […]
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Click here to watch the sermon. Luke 24:1-12 I am part of a circle of women—Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others. I am one of the others. I am not wealthy, like Joanna, who has supported Jesus’ ministry financially. I am not bold like Mary Magdalene, do not have a son in Jesus’ inner circle. I
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Click here to watch the sermon. Luke 19:28-40 My father was a wealthy merchant. Of course, the Roman government took a large portion of his profits in taxes, not to mention the extra in bribes, but still we had plenty. My father was always bringing home wonderful gifts for my mother from his travels. And this particular day, when I was
Click here to watch the sermon. John 5:1-13 I invite you to follow along with me as I read this scripture. It is found on page 96 in the New Testament, which means near the end of the pew Bible. I will read John 5:1-13. After this there was a festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now
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Click here to watch the video. Micah 4:1-5 The passage of scripture I’m about to read exists almost word-for-word in two different places: in Micah 4 and in Isaiah 2. “Micah and Isaiah are contemporaries, both prophets of the 8th century BCE, and both concerned primarily with issues of justice and integrity before God in a time of social inequality and
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Click here to watch the sermon. Mark 9:33-41 Mark 9 does not show us the disciples’ most shining moment. At the beginning of the chapter, Jesus takes 3 of his disciples up a high mountain. The disciples suddenly see Jesus become bright white, bright light, and Moses and Elijah appear and speak with Jesus. The disciples hear the voice of God
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Click here to watch the video. Exodus 16:9-21 Our story for today is from the 16th chapter of Exodus. In chapter 13, after the plagues, the pharaoh finally lets the Hebrew people leave Egypt. In chapter 14, the pharaoh changes his mind and sends his army after them, but God parts the Red Sea and the Israelites escape. In chapter
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Click here to watch the sermon. Genesis 45:1-15 Before I read our scripture for today, let me tell you the story leading up to it. Jacob, the favorite son of Isaac, also had a favorite son. This son’s name was Joseph. Jacob made no secret of his favoritism, giving his youngest son special presents like the coat of many colors, which
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Click here to watch the sermon. Psalm 19:1-4b; Luke 4:14-21 I have a confession to make. Sometimes, even preachers occasionally find the Bible to be – dare I say – a little boring? And such it was with today’s passage from Luke; in all honestly this text really isn’t particularly exciting or interesting! Given an initial glance, this reading appears to
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Click here to listen to the sermon. Ephesians 4:1-7 (My sermon this morning is different. It is more poem than sermon because sometimes the world feels too hard to prose. Sometimes my heart just needs poetry.) I have a plan, a schedule, a method to the madness of preaching. On Tuesdays I read the scripture. I open myself to the story. I
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