Sermons

December 16, 2018 Luke 3. 7-18 The words of Jesus are words of love! About a month ago, a friend gifted me a t-shirt.  No particular reason.  Just thought I’d appreciate the graphics.  The graphics and, of course, the message. …
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December 9, 2018 Luke 3. 1-6 God speaks in tones only the lowly hear! Last Sunday, right after worship, we convened a special meeting of the congregation. The reason: to vote on a motion by the council to sell this…
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December 2, 2018 Luke 21. 25-36 God gets ready and god comes; we wait! Copernicus. Nikolaus Copernicus. Mathematician. Astronomer. It was Copernicus who came up with the idea that it’s the sun – not the earth – at the center…
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November 25, 2018 Daniel 7. 9-10, 13-14 Eternity isn’t minutes or hours or days; it’s Jesus! “Yesterday is a memory, tomorrow a dream,and today a gift, which is why it’s called the present!” According to the website on which I…
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November 19, 2018 Luke 23. 44-49 As we place our loved ones into god’s hands,so god places them into our keeping. All for the best…  In a better place…  God’s will… It’s amazing, at times like this, what we won’t do,…
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November 18, 2018 Mark 13. 1-8 The church doesn’t need a building; it needs the Cross! by Gretchen Shults, deaconess When students were asked to list the seven wonders of the world, the teacher noted that one student hadn’t turned…
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11 November 2018 1st Kings 17. 8-16 Love doesn’t come from the top down, but from the bottom up. I always knew him as the Monopoly man.  Mr. Monopoly.  Well, this week, I discovered his real name.  Milburn Pennybags!  Rich…
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04 November 2018 Mark 12:28-34 God loves, we love. by Fred Behnken, parish lay minister My preparation for today’s sermon began several weeks ago after Pastor Bob asked me.  I looked up the lectionary text for November 4th, 2018 and…
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28 October 2018 Jeremiah 31. 31-34 Believing is for the here and now, not the there and then. First thing I do, most Monday mornings, is type out the sermon from the day before.  Type it out.  Run it off. …
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21 October 2018 Isaiah 53. 4-12 What the world sees as defeat, the church believes is victory. Knute Rockne! Player! Coach! The name itself means football! And at the University of Notre Dame, it’s the closest thing to heaven, this…
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