Sermons

February
14
2018

Sermon; Ash Wednesday 2018

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. So it was ordained from the beginning at our creation that all of us go down to the dust.

If we go back and look at the second creation story with Adam and Eve in the...

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February
11
2018

Sermon; Epiphany Last 2018; Mark 9:2-9

Today is the last Sunday after the Epiphany. Some Protestant denominations refer to this as Transfiguration Sunday. I was talking with a friend about this and the question came up that if the Feast...

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December
24
2017

Sermon; Christmas Eve, 11 p.m.; Luke 2:1-20

At services this morning (earlier today also being the Fourth Sunday of Advent) I preached on the bravery, confidence, and decisiveness of Mary. This was appropriate because our gospel lesson for...

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December
24
2017

Sermon; Advent 4B; Luke 1:26-38

Today is the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Today is the fourth Sunday of our preparation for the coming of the Messiah. And today we hear from the ultimate preparation story, that of what we refer to as...

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December
17
2017

Sermon; Advent 3B; John 1:6-8, 19-28

Once again we hear the story (or part of the story) of John the Baptist, but this time it comes from the gospel of John (referred to as “the fourth gospel” from here on out to avoid...

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