Sermons

April
2
2015

Maundy Thursday: Last Supper

Few of us know when we are at a final, last something with someone we love.  We live with the expectation that tomorrow will be like today. We assume our friends and family will be with us...

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March
29
2015

Palm Sunday 2015: Passion Sunday

Triumph of love over every appearance to the contrary: that is the message today. Jesus entered the Holy City of Jerusalem not mounted on the fine stead the romans rode but on a humble donkey,...

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March
22
2015

Transformation of presence

Jeremiah in my mind is a large man with brown skin, brown eyes, dark windblown hair and at least seven feet tall, big feet, strong arms and a generous tender heart. Belying his size, his voice is...

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March
8
2015

The Big Ten

Exodus 20:1-17

 

John 2:13-22

Week 3 in Lent and we have another covenant! This one was mediated through Moses and is called the Sinai covenant. The Ten Commandments are the rules God gives...

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March
1
2015

Righteous Risk

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Covenant with Abraham

Rom 4:13-25

Mk 8:31-38

 

Abraham, Paul and Jesus lived a covenant relationship with God. It meant taking God seriously, listening and being willing...

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