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Does God Really Bless the Poor? (Matthew 5:1-12)
“Blessed are the poor in spirit.” “Blessed are those who mourn.” “Blessed are the meek.” “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice.” (from Matthew 5:2-5) These are some of the opening lines from Jesus’ ‘Sermon on the Mount,’ and they’re … Continue reading
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Tagged Beatitudes, Father Dave, Jesus, matthew 5, the Beatitudes
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They Thought They’d Joined the Resistance! (Matthew 4:12-23)
“From that time Jesus began to proclaim, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net … Continue reading
The Battle for the Vineyard – a sermon on Matthew 21:33-40
“Hear another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place. When … Continue reading
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Tagged Father Dave, Father Dave Smith, Jesus, Matthew 21:33-40, The parable of the vineyard
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Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world
“In the beginning was the Force, and the Force was with God and the Force was God” (John 1:1 – Father Dave translation) Yes, that’s the Father Dave translation of the Gospel According to St John, first chapter, first verse, … Continue reading
Finding God in Unexpected Places (A sermon on Luke 23:23-33)
33When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. 34Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ Jesus, Christ the King, Frederick Nietzsche, Jesus
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Life after death – did Jesus really believe in it? (A sermon on Luke 20:27-38)
We are in Luke chapter 20 today where Jesus discusses life after death – one of His favourite subjects of course. We know that life after death was one of Jesus’ favourite subjects because He spoke about it all the … Continue reading
Jesus tells another joke (A sermon on Luke 18:9-14)
Luke chapter 18: “Jesus told them another joke”, we are told, “and He told this one to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and looked down on others.” Did you hear the one about the Pharisee and … Continue reading
You are Free! (A sermon on Luke 13: 10-17)
“One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in a synagogue. A woman there had an evil spirit that had kept her sick for eighteen years; she was bent over and could not straighten up at all. When Jesus saw her, he called … Continue reading
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Good News for the Poor (A sermon on Luke 4:14-21)
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me!” Who said it? Jesus of course … sort of. It was printed on the front of our Sunday pew bulletins, so Jesus must have said it, and … Continue reading
