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Forgiveness Is the Way Home – The Fourth Sunday in Lent [3/31/19]
Today’s Passage: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Opening Prayer: We have to make choices every day. Unfortunately, sometimes we make bad choices. Many of us have learned that living in this world can be difficult. Often, without purpose or intention, we get … Continue reading
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“Woodman, Spare that Tree!” – The Third Sunday in Lent [March 24, 2019]
Today’s Passage: Luke 13:1-9 – Repent or Perish Opening Prayer: Sometimes it seems like the hardships we face will never end. We are beyond our limit to endure without faltering. We do not understand why these things are happening to … Continue reading
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“What Makes Preachers Cry?” – The Second Sunday in Lent [3/17/19]
Today’s Passage: Luke 13:31-35 Opening Prayer: What makes us weep? How can we find relief? So often we struggle, not knowing where to turn or to whom we should turn. However, sometimes our hearts have been hardened by the battles … Continue reading
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The First Sunday in Lent – “Will You Go There?” [3/10/19]
Today’s Passage: Luke 4:1-13 Opening Prayer: Many of us walk through life uncertain of what comes next or of knowing what our next decision or choice is going to be. Sometimes it is easier to hide from the truth or … Continue reading
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“Let Me Put on My Lipstick” – Transfiguration Sunday [3/3/2019]
Today’s Passage: Luke 9:28-36 Opening Prayer: Father God, there are many things in this world that confuse or frighten us. May we learn to trust You to provide the answers to our prayers and to protect us from whatever might … Continue reading
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“Radical Compassionism,” a Sermon for the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany [2/24/19]
Today’s Passage: Luke 6:27-38 Opening Prayer: Father God, We can see that Jesus was quite a revolutionary, but not in the military sense that many of us may first think of. Many of His ideas and teachings were countercultural back … Continue reading
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“Turned Upside Down” – 6th Sunday after Epiphany [Feb 17, 2019]
Today’s Passage: Luke 6:17-26 Opening Prayer: Father God, many of us forget how truly blessed we are and have been. Help us to see our many blessings. But even more than that, help us to see how we might “pay … Continue reading
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What should I do with my life? – The Call of Peter [C11 for 2 10 19]
Today’s Passage: Luke 5:1-11 Opening Prayer: Have you ever asked yourself, “What do I want to do with the rest of my life”? No matter what your age, you probably can answer yes to that question. God’s call, however, is … Continue reading
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“What do you expect from a sermon?” – C10 [2/3/2019]
Today’s Passage: Luke 4:21-30 Opening Prayer: Father God, we all have filters that cloud our perceptions of people, things, and circumstances. Things are not always as they seem. We have learned in Scripture that God’s ways are not our ways. … Continue reading
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“A Jesus Style Jubilee” – Third Sunday after Epiphany [1/27/2019]
Today’s Passage: Luke 4:14-21 Opening Prayer: Father God, so often we do not know or even appreciate how much You have to offer us. We are often blinded by what it takes for us to simply make it through the … Continue reading
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