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To Err is Human. To Forgive is Crazy! (A sermon on Matthew 18:21-35)

Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy … Continue reading

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What is the Church? (A Sermon on Matthew 16:13-25)

Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one … Continue reading

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The Crazy Farmer! (A Sermon on Matthew 13)

Jeus used parables to tell them many things. “Once there was a man who went out to sow grain. As he scattered the seed in the field, some of it fell along the path, and the birds came and ate … Continue reading

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Serving Two Masters. (A Sermon on Matthew Chapter 6)

No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say to you, be … Continue reading

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Was Jesus Religous? (A Sermon on Matthew chapter 9)

Jesus left that place, and as he walked along, he saw a tax collector, named Matthew, sitting in his office. He said to him, “Follow me.” Matthew got up and followed him. While Jesus was having a meal in Matthew’s … Continue reading

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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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The Stoning of Stephen (a Sermon on Acts 7:55-60) – 2010

But filled with the Holy Spirit, [Stephen] gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. “Look,” he said, “I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at … Continue reading

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The Downward Mobility of Jesus (a Sermon on 2 Corinthians 8:9)

“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Although He was rich, for your sakes he became poor, so that you, through his poverty, might become rich. “ I thought it was about time I began a sermon … Continue reading

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