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Everything will be Thrown Down! Mark 13:1-8)

“Jesus said ‘Do you see these great buildings?’ Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.’” (Mark 3:2) It is such an offensive thing to say! Oh, I know that nothing in permanent … Continue reading

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Christ is King! (A sermon on John 18:33-38)

Then Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him, ‘Are you the King of the Jews?’ Jesus answered, ‘Do you ask this on your own, or did others tell you about me?’ Pilate replied, ‘I am not a … Continue reading

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Remarriage is Adultery!? (A reflection on Mark 10:2-16)

Jesus said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.” Every now and then you find yourself tacking a Bible passage that just … Continue reading

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Jesus took the child in his arms! (A sermon on Mark 9:30-37)

Then they left that place and were passing through Galilee. Jesus didn’t want anyone to know it, for he was teaching his disciples and saying to them, “The Son of Man will be betrayed into human hands. They will kill … Continue reading

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The Dangers of Discipleship. (A sermon on Mark 8:27-38)

Then Jesus and his disciples set out for the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he was asking his disciples, “Who do people say I am?” They answered him, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others … Continue reading

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The Incomprehensibility of Jesus. (A sermon on John 6:56-69)

“The person who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will also … Continue reading

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Asking the Right Questions. (A Sermon on John 6:24-35)

When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into these boats and went to Capernaum to look for Jesus. When they had found him on the other side of the sea, they asked him, … Continue reading

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Eating the Flesh of Jesus! (A sermon on John 6:41-51)

Then the Jews began grumbling about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” They kept saying, “This is Jesus, the son of Joseph, isn’t it, whose father and mother we know? So how can … Continue reading

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Jesus is Exhausted. (A Sermon on Mark 6:30-56)

Jesus said to them, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat! (Mark 6:31) We’re in Mark chapter 6 this morning, … Continue reading

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