Tag Archives: Jesus

The Two Builders (Matthew 7:21-29)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Father Dave

Jesus concludes his Sermon on the Mount with a story of two builders – a good builder and a bad builder, a smart builder and a dumb one. Some of you will be aware of the fact that I’m about … Continue reading →

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Hate your mother and father! (Luke 14:25-33)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Father Dave

Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters yes, even his own life he … Continue reading →

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Water is thicker than blood! (Luke 12:49-56)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Father Dave

“I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and what stress I am under until it is completed! Do you think that I … Continue reading →

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Blessed are you poor! (Luke 6:20-26)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Father Dave

I’ve had a tough week: On Monday I was robbed again. My wallet has been stolen by the same guy two weeks running! I had to deal this week with the painful letter written in our Diocesan Newpaper regarding our … Continue reading →

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Right Answer, Wrong Life (A guest sermon by Father Chuck Huckaby)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Father Dave

If you’ve ever had to go to court and be sworn in and then had a rabid lawyer go after you, perhaps you sense the tension Jesus and the disciples feel as Jesus is “put to the test” by a lawyer in … Continue reading →

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Easter Day (Matthew 28:1-7)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Father Dave

When I went to seminary – to Moore College in Newtown – there was a resident chapel there known as the Cash Chapel (named after the guy who donated it, not after how he paid for it). Now when people … Continue reading →

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The Incarnation (Matthew 1:18-25)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Father Dave

“Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. (19) Her husband … Continue reading →

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Upon This Rock! (Matthew 16:13-25)

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Father Dave

When Jesus had come to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” They said, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the … Continue reading →

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