Resurrection of Our Lord C

Posted on Sun 27 March 2016 in misc

Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26; Luke 24:1-12

It’s probably fitting that the first reaction of the eleven disciples to the news of the Resurrection was that they dismissed it as an ‘idle tale.’

It’s a story that just doesn’t make …

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Maundy Thursday

Posted on Sun 20 March 2016 in misc

Exodus 12:1-4, 5-10, 11-14; Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31-35

No,” says Peter.

When Jesus comes to Peter to wash his feet, Peter adamantly refuses.

At this point, you’d expect that Peter would have been convinced that Jesus had his reasons. By …

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Lent 5 C

Posted on Sun 13 March 2016 in misc

Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3:4-14; John 12:1-8

Did anyone give anything up for Lent this year?

I didn’t, but maybe will next year…

  • wet blanket, guilt-inducing, legalism … or
  • holy experiment to redefine our relationship with stuff (like bread)

Paul talks about giving things up in …

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Lent 4 C

Posted on Sun 06 March 2016 in misc

Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 32; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

It was only when the younger son ‘came to himself,‘ that he turned toward home; toward the loving arms that he could fall back into.

  • well-known Prodigal Son parable…also ‘Forgiving Father’…or maybe the ‘Offended Sibling …
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Lent 3 C

Posted on Sun 28 February 2016 in misc

Isaiah 55:1-9; Psalm 63:1-8; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9

People are meaning-making creatures. It’s really one of the things that makes humans human: that we look at the world around us, and the things that happen, and we ask ‘why?’ We are especially interested in …

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Lent 2 C

Posted on Sun 21 February 2016 in misc

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35

It is so easy to be distracted.

Decide on goals; formulate a plan; make a resolution…and just wait for the distractions to come.

Urgent phone calls, health setbacks, fantasy baseball…there’s always something ready to …

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Lent 1 C

Posted on Sun 14 February 2016 in misc

Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Psalm 91.1-2, 9-16; Romans 10:8-13; Luke 4:1-13

Have you ever tried fasting from food?

I have a friend who actually had to cancel a colonoscopy because he couldn’t make it through one evening and night without eating actual food. He opened the fridge …

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Transfiguration C

Posted on Sun 07 February 2016 in misc

Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2; Luke 9:28-36

When is the last time that God’s booming voice told you to do something?

I don’t doubt that it does happen — it happened for Peter, John, and James, after all. God uses all kinds of …

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Epiphany 4 C

Posted on Sun 31 January 2016 in misc

Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30

I feel like I maybe misled you. You see, last week I preached on the Spirit-enabled proclamation of the Gospel that Jesus claimed as his calling and that we are called to do also and how its …

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Epiphany 3 C

Posted on Sun 24 January 2016 in misc

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31; Luke 4:14-21

Don’t you wish you could have seen the eyes of those sitting there that day in the synagogue in Nazareth when Jesus showed up and surprised everyone?

What if Jesus showed up in our worship …

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