Category Archives: Sermons: Gospels

Sermons on the Gospels

That they may be one ( sermon on John Chapter 17)

Jesus said, “I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by your name, the name that you gave me, so that they may be one, … Continue reading

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Jesus meets Ronald McDonald (A Sermon on Luke 24)

The passsage is Luke 24:13-35 – the story of the diciples who meet Jesus on the road to Emmaus. The occassion was the 4th Sunday in Easter. The connection with Ronald McDonald was an article that had recently been published … Continue reading

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It’s Never the Wrong Time to Party (A Palm Sunday Sermon)

When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt … Continue reading

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Theology and Praxis (A sermon on John 9)

“As [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his … Continue reading

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Jesus meets a Marginalised Woman (John 4:4-42)

Now it was necessary for him [Jesus] to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the piece of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s Well was also there, and … Continue reading

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Jesus was Tempted! Matthew 4:1-11)

“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the … Continue reading

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The Splendor and the Suffering! (Matthew 17:1-9)

And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes … Continue reading

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Have Faith in what you See and Hear (A sermon on Matthew 11:2-6)

Now when John in prison heard about the activities of Christ, he sent a message by his disciples and asked him, “Are you the Coming One, or should we wait for someone else?” Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John … Continue reading

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A Tale of Ten Lepers (A sermon on Luke 17:11-19)

On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy … Continue reading

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