Sermons

20 January 2019 John 2. 1-11Life is determined not by the things we do, but by Jesus. Well, this week, I got all the way through the gospel before anything jumped out at me.  And when it did, it wasn’t…
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13 January 2019 Luke 3. 15-17, 21-22The chaff produces the grain! A couple decades back, when I was up in Lubbock, I asked the kids, one Sunday morning, where bread came from.  They looked at me like it was a…
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06 January 2019 Matthew 2. 1-12God’s love turns the world upside-down! I guess it’s a part of that “American Exceptionalism” we hear so much about.  Always the brightest and best.  Always the greatest and grandest.  The strongest and most powerful,…
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December 30, 2018 the Sacrament of the Altar, Small CatechismJust like Christmas, the Word becomes flesh, again! Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. I’m sure you’ve heard those words, before. At least, if you’re forty-something and above!…
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December 24, 2018 Luke 2. 1-14Christ is the gift conceived in us all! Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother…
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December 23, 2018 Luke 1. 39-55We proclaim and we rejoice, because god looks with favor! I don’t know if you’ve noticed or not, but this year, Advent’s been a time for Mary’s song. A time for the Magnificat. As the…
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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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