Why Does The Risen Jesus Appear To The Disciples? Luke 24:36-49 (Easter 3...
Luke 24:36-49 It’s a thrill for parents when their child starts speaking. It’s less of a thrill when that child learns the word ‘Why.’ Every question becomes, ‘Why?’ As a child, I was certainly fond...
View ArticlePentecost: The Spirit Brings Life, Purpose, And Hope (Ezekiel 37:1-14)
Ezekiel 37:1-14 I don’t know what associations go through your mind when you hear the reading from Ezekiel about the valley of dry bones. Perhaps you hear the words of the old spiritual, ‘Dem bones,...
View ArticleMission in the Bible 12: Listening with Two Ears (Acts 8:26-40)
Luke 8:26-40 If Debbie tries to speak to me about something while I am watching the television, there is more than a fair chance that I won’t take in what she’s saying. She will have to tell me to...
View ArticleMission in the Bible 13: Divine Initiative Seen in the Conversion and Call of...
Acts 9:1-19 I don’t look forward to my eye test every two years. When they ask you how many dots you can see that have flashed up momentarily to test your peripheral vision, I’m always afraid of...
View ArticleMission in the Bible 14: Our Of Our Comfort Zone (Acts 10:1-23a)
(This is a lightly revised version of a sermon I preached ten years ago.) Acts 10:1-23a There is an old joke that takes a Bible verse about some people not dying before the Second Coming of Jesus and...
View ArticlePrepared For Mission, Luke 5:1-11 (Ordinary 5 Year C)
Luke 5:1-11 Before I was a minister and before I studied Theology, I worked in Social Security. It was, as I have sometimes said, one way of seeing life. I can recall a number of stories from those...
View ArticleJesus, Pastor and Apostle of the Resurrection: Luke 24:36-49 (Easter 3)
Luke 24:36-49 Here is a supposed church chain letter from the United States: The “Ideal” PastorThe ideal preacher lasts precisely ten minutes. He is a harsh critic of sin, yet he never causes damage...
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Keeping The Wrong Company, Luke 15:1-10 (Ordinary 24 Year C)
Luke 15:1-10 Back in prehistoric times when I was training for the ministry, one of our tutors told us that we should be at our desks every morning at 9 am with our shoes on. I’m sure I wore out some...
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Expecting The Trinity And Getting Jesus, Matthew 28:16-20 (Trinity Sunday...
Matthew 28:16-20 The Most Holy Trinity, St George’s Church, Guke near Pljevja – Montenegro on Wikimedia Commons. CC 4.0. I can guess what many of you are thinking. It’s Trinity Sunday, and in this...
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What Mission Requires According To Jesus, Matthew 9:35-10:8 (Trinity 2...
Matthew 9:35-10:8 Jesus Christ Heals The Sick – vector image at Wannapik. CC 3.0. Mission. It’s everything the church is sent into the world to do. It’s our proclamation in words and deeds of God’s...
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