Sermons

John 14. 8-17, 25-27The Spirit comes, not in the extraordinary,but in the unremarkable. The first song we sang, this morning, about says it all! “God of tempest, God of whirlwind, as on Pentecost descent!” And it only went on from…
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John 17. 20-26Because we are loved by the same god,we are already one. We see it all the time. So much so that we, probably, don’t even notice it, anymore. The Great Seal of the United States of America. It’s…
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John 14. 23-29Faith begins and faith ends with god loving us! It’d be so much easier, if we all began with a blank slate. If we started with a whiteboard where the only marks on it were ones we make…
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John 13. 31-35Created in god’s own image, we have the opportunity to love! Male privilege. White privilege. Executive privilege. Privilege of the rich. Privilege of the famous. We hear a lot about it, nowadays. The perks, the benefits, a person…
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John 10. 22-30Jesus loves and we love, not in return, but in turn! It’s hard to believe it’s only been a week. For some reason, it feels a lot longer! But last Sunday, things went well for Sherice and me,…
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John 21. 1-19Believing is for the times and the places we live our lives! This morning, I need to get something off my chest. Something I’ve gotten a lot of flack for, over the years, but have never admitted to…
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John 20. 19-31When Jesus rises from the dead, all creation rises, as well! Conservative Christianity is what the media calls it. Conservative Christianity is what it calls itself. Conservative Christianity. The Religious Right. Evangelicalism. And it would have us believe…
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Luke 24. 1-12Jesus lives not yesterday and not tomorrow, but today! “… as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be …” As it was, is now, and ever shall be! These words might be familiar to…
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John 19. 31-42The cross is the force that sets the universe in motion! If you couldn’t guess, I’m a Boomer. A Baby Boomer. Born sometime between the end of W.W.2 and the beginning of the War on Poverty. My life…
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John 13. 1-17, 31b-35It’s love – god’s and ours – that changes the world! Each time, every time, we come together, we’re gathered around scripture. And this night is no different. Sometimes, we sing it. In canticles. In hymns. In…
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