Category: Sermon
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“That’s Just How I Am” – A Sermon On Mark 7:24-37
A few weeks ago I was listening to a man who wants to make some changes in and deepen his life. He described some patterns, beliefs, and behaviors in his life that in many ways have served him well but not so much anymore. Now they just seem to get in the way of the Read more
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Doers of the Word, A Remedy For Tired Ears – A Sermon On James 1:17-27
“My ears are tired.” That’s what our older son, Brandon, said one day. “My ears are tired.” I don’t remember what had happened or if it was my words or someone else’s that had exhausted his ears, but I know exactly what he was talking about. Maybe you do too. Have you ever had tired Read more
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Don’t Just Vote, Choose Words Of Life – A Sermon On John 6:56-69
Does the bread of life ever give you indigestion? Have Jesus’ words of life ever soured and upset your stomach? When has that happened to you and what was it about? What words, ideas, or teachings of Jesus are more than you can stomach? I think that’s a part of what’s happening in today’s gospel Read more
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“God Put Faith In A Body” – A Sermon On John 6:51-58
I enjoy watching and listening to children receive communion. Even if they don’t understand what we are doing they just seem to get it. Let me give you a couple of examples of what I’ve seen and heard. He doesn’t do it quite as much as he used to but when I place the bread Read more
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Living Bread Or Manna? – A Sermon On John 6:35, 41-51
My parents have some life-long friends named Nick and JoBeth. They all grew up together and married about the same time. Their kids were friends with my sister and me. Nick died a few years ago but my mom still tells the bread story. Shortly after they married JoBeth started making Nick homemade bread every Read more
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“The Antidote To Exhaustion” – A Sermon On Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
“Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while,” Jesus says in today’s gospel (Mark 6:30-34, 53-56). That sounds pretty good to me, how about you? What does that mean for you today? What do you need to let go of or get away from in order to rest? Where and Read more
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Losing Our Head – A Sermon On Mark 6:14-29
He lost his head. It happens. It happened in Jesus’ time and it’s happening in our time. It makes me wonder if we all come to moments in our lives when we lose our head. Maybe the question isn’t whether we will lose our head but what are we willing to lose our head for. Read more
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What If You Already Are Enough? – A Sermon On Mark 6:1-13
In the summer of 2000 Cyndy and I moved from Corpus Christi, Texas, to Sewanee, Tennessee, for me to attend seminary. A few months before we left Cyndy asked the wife of our priest about being a clergy spouse. “What’s it like being married to the priest?” she asked. Speaking about her husband, she said, Read more
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Touching The Cloak – A Sermon On Mark 5:21-43
A few days ago someone told me that several years ago he blocked a friend of his from contacting him. They had some very different opinions about life and the world and their relationship had become difficult. He said, “I regret that I did that. I don’t know why but I’ve recently started thinking about Read more
Interrupting the Silence 