Sermon for Dec 29, 2019Christmas 1AIsaiah 63:7-9, Hebrews 2:10-18, Matthew 2:13-23 A popular song this time of year says “I’ll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams.” Other Christmas songs echo this sentiment, stating “There’s no place like home for the holidays” or “There’s no Christmas like a home Christmas.” Many movies play […]
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From VIP to VIG: God’s Extravagant Party
Proper 25C / Ordinary 30C / Pentecost +20Texts: Luke 18:9-14, Joel 2:23-32, Psalm 65 And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and was praying […]
Faith is a bike, not a car
Proper 22C / Ordinary 27C / Pentecost +17October 6, 2019 SermonLamentations 1:1-6; Lamentations 3:19-26; Psalm 37:1-9; 2 Timothy 1:1-14; Luke 17:5-10. There is a saying that goes, “it’s like riding a bike.” It’s referring to something that, once you’ve learned it, usually as a child, you never forget how to do it. I have a […]