Tag: Pain of the World
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Fields Of Pain – A Sermon On Matthew 9:35-10:8
There’s a lot of pain in the world today. But you don’t need me to tell you that. It’s an everyday reality; physical pain, emotional pain, spiritual pain, and the systemic pain of violence, injustice, poverty, racism, to mention just a few. We read about in the news. We see it in the tears of Read more
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Living Large – A Sermon On Luke 6:27-38
If you heard a political candidate espousing today’s gospel (Luke 6:27-38) as her or his agenda would you vote for her or him? Is today’s gospel the platform on which your political party stands and governs our nation? If we really are a Christian nation, shouldn’t it be? Are you teaching your kids the values Read more
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The One Thing We All Have In Common – A Sermon On Luke 4:21-30
The people in the synagogue were looking forward to some hometown privilege. They see themselves as special and they are ticked off when they realize that Jesus won’t play to their presumed privilege and that they are being passed over. That’s what enrages them. They are raging mad about being passed over. And I can’t… Read more
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Troubled Hearts – A Sermon on John 14:1-14
“Do not let your hearts be troubled,” Jesus says. “Do not let your hearts be troubled?” Are you kidding me? Is Jesus really serious about that? Does he know what is happening in our lives and our world? How can Jesus say that with a straight face when he was troubled at seeing Mary and… Read more
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Let’s Not Add to the Pain of the World – An All Saints Sermon on Luke 6:20-31
All Saints’ Sunday – Luke 6:20-31 I’m a bit anxious about today’s sermon. I know what I want to talk about and I have a few ideas about what I will say, but I am not sure how it will be heard or received. Given what’s happening in our country today it feels like a Read more
Interrupting the Silence 