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Ruth – A Prostitute for God? (A sermon on Ruth 1:16-18)
“But Ruth said, “Do not press me to leave you or to turn back from following you! Where you go, I will go; Where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God. … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Old Testament
Tagged charity, community, discrimination, law, mother-in-law, Naomi, Ruth and Boaz, The story of Ruth
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Another Miracle (Mark 1:29-39)
After they left the synagogue, they went directly to the house of Simon and Andrew, along with James and John. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying in bed, sick with a fever, so they promptly told Jesus about her. He went … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Gospels
Tagged Gospel, Jesus, leprosy, mother-in-law, reading, work
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Jesus teaches us to Dance (Mark 1:29-31)
Jesus and his disciples, including James and John, left the synagogue and went straight to the home of Simon and Andrew. Simon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever, and as soon as Jesus arrived, he was told about … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Gospels
Tagged bed, Gospel, Jesus, Jesus heals, Jesus of Nazareth, miracle, mother-in-law, St Mark, way
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Extreme Widows! (Mark 12:41-44)
My focus here is on three widows – Ruth, her mother-in-law Naomi, and a nameless pensioner who puts all her livelihood into the offertory plate! As ever, the characters the Bible brings before us as heroes of the faith are … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Gospels
Tagged Aristotle, Gospel, Jesus, Mark Twain, mother-in-law, offertory, priest, reading
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