Tag: Prophets and Prophecy
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We Have Some Decisions To Make – A Pentecost Sermon On Acts 2:1-21 And John 20:19-23
We have some decisions to make – as individuals, as a parish, and as a city. They are important decisions, not unlike the decision facing the disciples in today’s gospel (John 20:19-23) I say that in light of and specifically in reference to last Wednesday, May 24th, the first anniversary of the Robb School shooting. Read more
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Prophetic Tracks – A Sermon On Matthew 10:40-42
I wonder if we have become so accustomed to the way things are that we can no longer see the needs of others, the injustices done to them, or their pain. I wonder if that’s why in the last several weeks so many of us are in shock over what is happening in our country… Read more
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Stop Doing The Religious Thing – A Sermon On Isaiah 58:1-12
I’m going to ask you to do a couple of things and I hope you will indulge me for a bit. I want you to think of one thing that is going on in the world today that is important and matters to you. Something that you keep up with in the news, that you… Read more
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Tyrants Act and Towers Fall, Choose Life (Luke 13:1-9)
Read the headline news, listen to the stories behind the names and circumstances on our prayer list, observe life and you will quickly be reminded of what you already knew. Siloam’s was not the last tower to fall and Pilate was not the last to hurt or kill another person. Tyrants and towers are a Read more
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Agendas in Nazareth, A Sermon on Luke 4:21-30
“What’s your plan for the day?” It’s a question I often ask my wife; usually on the weekend. But sometimes in the evenings after work I’ll say, “What’s your plan for this evening?” They seem like innocent enough questions and often they are. I’m really interested in what she wants to do and what’s going Read more
Interrupting the Silence 