Category: Holy Week
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Our Jesus Moments – A Sermon On John 13:1-17, 31-35 For Maundy Thursday
Earlier this week I was talking with a friend about tonight’s foot washing. He said, “Do you want to hear about my Jesus moment?” I couldn’t help it and I just started laughing. And then he started laughing. “Sure,” I said, “tell me about your Jesus moment.” The reason we were laughing is that my Read more
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Facing Our Betrayals – A Sermon On John 13:21-32 For Wednesday In Holy Week
It’s hard to read today’s gospel (John 13:21-32) and not talk about betrayal. It sits in front of us like bread on the table. So I’m not going to try to avoid the subject. I want us to face our betrayals. I want us to confront some of the truths and challenges raised by our Read more
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Figuring It Out As We Go – A Sermon On John 12:20-36 For Tuesday In Holy Week
On Palm Sunday I told you that Holy Week would be a week of conflict, confrontation, and choices. I told you that again yesterday. Any guesses on what I’m going to say today? In case you missed it the first two times let me say it again. Holy Week is a week of conflict, confrontation, Read more
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Love Without Measure – A Sermon On John 12:1-11 For Monday In Holy Week
In yesterday’s sermon for Palm Sunday, or as I called it Turmoil Sunday, I said that this week would be one of conflict, confrontation, and choices. And that’s what we find in today’s gospel (John 12:1-11). Jesus is once again at the center of and provoking turmoil. This time the conflict is between gift and Read more
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Maybe We Should Call It Turmoil Sunday – A Palm Sunday Sermon On Matthew 21:1-11
We call this day Palm Sunday, and for obvious reasons, but I wonder if it would be more accurate to call it Turmoil Sunday. What do you think of that? Would you be excited about coming to church on Turmoil Sunday? Most days I feel like there’s already enough turmoil in my life and world Read more
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Sermons For Easter Sunday And Holy Week 2022
I often follow a thread or theme through Holy Week to Easter. This year I focused on self-betrayal, the ways in which we turn away from ourselves and our lives, and live less than who we truly are. It will be easier to see and follow that theme through these sermons if you begin with Read more
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Nobody Wants To Come To Holy Saturday – A Sermon On Matthew 27:57-66
Nobody wants to come to Holy Saturday. Look around. Very few show up on this day, and most probably do not even know there is a liturgy for this day. I don’t blame them, I understand. Not much happens today. The liturgy is short, maybe twenty minutes. The church is empty and bare. There are Read more
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On Days Like This – A Sermon On John 18:1-19:42 For Good Friday
I used to try to understand, explain, or make sense of this day, Good Friday. I don’t anymore. I’ve given that up. What do you say on days like this? What can be said? Besides, most of the explanations that I’ve heard or come up with myself don’t really satisfy. They are mostly ways of Read more
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Re-membering – A Sermon On John 13:1-17, 31-35 For Maundy Thursday
What comes to mind when you think about Maundy Thursday? Most of us probably think about the foot washing and the last supper. That’s certainly part of what happens on this night, and that’s the focus of tonight’s gospel (John 13:1-17, 31-35). But this night is also the night of the betrayal. After washing the Read more
Interrupting the Silence 