Category: Sermons
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Only God Can Judge and Save (Luke 15:1-10)
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost + September 11, 2016 Text: Luke 15:1-10 Most people think that Christians condemn sins like abortion, fornication, homosexuality, and divorce. After all, it’s people who identify as Christians who hold the picket signs outside Planned Parenthood, and it’s people who call themselves Christians who shun a woman after a divorce…
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Onesimus: A Portrait (Philemon 1-21)
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost + September 4, 2016 Text: Philemon 1-21 The story of Philemon and his slave, Onesimus is one of redemption. Cultural background: slavery is integral to households in the Roman world. Masters, even though they owned their household servants, were responsible for their wellbeing. In turn, slaves served their masters in…
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Beauty Runs Faith Deep (Luke 14:1-14)
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost + August 28, 2016 Text: Luke 14:1-14 As you stand in the checkout line, what sort of people look back at you from magazine covers? Pretty people having fun. We’re drawn to youth, health, and say that these are what makes someone beautiful. In the Gospel reading today, we…
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Whose Your Father? What’s Your Inheritance? (Luke 12:12-31)
11th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 13C) + July 31, 2016 Text: Luke 12:13-21 Lawsuits – what are they over? Money! Everyone in the world is so worried about making sure there’s enough for them that they will scratch and step on each other. But what’s at heart in these fights over money? This…