Lent
Lent 3: The Patient Gardener's Gift
This is the heart of grace: not just a one-time invitation, but an ongoing commitment to what is best for us. God does not just call us once and walk away. God cultivates us.
Epiphany
When Jesus Went Home, Pt. 2
This Sunday: Luke 4:21-30 - When Grace Breaks Boundaries As we journey through Epiphany, we've been watching Jesus reveal who he is and what his presence means for our world. Like light breaking through clouds, each revelation brings both clarity and challenge. Last week, we saw him
1 Corinthians
Podcast: We Are What We Are
On Easter Sunday, I preached from Paul's letter to the church in Corinth -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11. In that passage, Paul says, "I am what I am by the grace of God..." Isn't that what Easter is about? We are what we are
Lectionary Yr A
Sermon: After 9/11, Forgiveness Cancels A Debt
Forgiveness Cancels a Debt Matthew 18:21-35 NIV’84 21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” 22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. 23 “Therefore, the
John
Sermon: Answering the Wrong Question
The lame man answered the wrong question when Jesus asked him, "Do you want to be well?" Sometimes we do the same thing. Answering the Wrong Question John 5:1-9 1Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for a feast of the Jews. 2Now there is in
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Sermon: "Imprisoned by God's Mercy" - Sunday, Aug 17, 2008
Imprisoned by God’s Mercy Romans 11:1-2, 29-32 11:1 I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. 11:2a God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do
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Sermon: Why Did I Do That?
Why Did I Do That? Romans 7:15-25 NIV 15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law