Tag: Relationship
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Keeping the Rules or Keeping the Relationship? A Sermon on Matthew 5:21-37
You have heard it said, “The Old Testament is a book of law and judgment.” You have heard it said, “The New Testament is a book of grace and love.” But I say to you, “Welcome to today’s gospel!” (Matthew 5:21-37, Epiphany 6A) Today’s gospel won’t let us make those simple and inaccurate distinctions. Jesus’ Read more
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Candy Wrappers and the Love of Christ – A Sermon on John 15:9-17; Easter 6B
The collect and readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter may be found here. The following sermon is based on John 15:9-17. The summer before my fourth grade year we moved to my mom’s hometown where we would live while my dad was in Viet Nam. The day before he left we drove to Kansas Read more
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The Fruitfulness of Staying Connected – A Sermon on John 15:1-8, Easter 5B
The collect and readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter may be found here. The following sermon is based on John 15:1-8. Some branches produce fruit and are pruned, cared for and nurtured. Some branches do not produce fruit and are removed, thrown away and burned. We are a people of productivity. It is, for Read more
Interrupting the Silence 