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Category Archives: Sermons
The Rejected Kingdom- A Sermon on the Crucifixion in Mark’s Gospel
33 When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34 At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have … Continue reading
Vanity and Identity-A Sermon at Rejoice Lutheran Church, Frisco Texas, August 4, 2013
Vanity and Identity It is nice to be able to share a video of one of my sermons, this is from Rejoice Lutheran in Frisco, Texas where I will be serving beginning the end of September. If you click on … Continue reading
An Authentic People: Being the Body of Christ- A Sermon from July 28, 2013
Last week I talked about who we are, that at our root we are baptized children of God, marked with the cross of Christ and sealed by God’s Holy Spirit. That nothing can separate us from the love of God … Continue reading
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Tagged Authenticity, brokenness, Grace, identity, Luke 10, Romans 8
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Freedom for Fear and Shame: Grace in our Lives-A Sermon from July 21,2013
I don’t think it is a coincidence that the most common command in the bible is “do not be afraid.” And yet fear is a very real force in all of our lives and it causes us to do some … Continue reading
Forgiveness in a Graceless World-A Sermon
Ernest Hemmingway tells in one of his short stories called “The Capital of the World” an episode about forgiveness which goes like this: Madrid is full of boys named Paco, which is the diminutive form of Francisco, and there is … Continue reading
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Tagged Bosnia, Forgiveness, Genocide, Matthew 18, Miroslav Volf, Parables, Psalm 103, Reconciliation
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The God Who Meets Us-A Sermon for Holy Trinity Sunday
If you had to describe what God is like to someone, how would you do it? Now I know that there is always a sense in which our words fail us and God is beyond description, but that doesn’t alleviate … Continue reading
An Extremist for Love-A Sermon on Paul
We live in a world where so many things seem to be dominated by fear, and it makes having any real conversation about difficult issues challenging. Even if you look at the national debates we cannot talk about gun control, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Corinthians, Acts, Martin Luther King, Paul the Apostle, Romans
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