Daily Lectionary Podcast – 1 Samuel 19:1-24 and Acts 28:1-15
1 Samuel 19:1-24 Acts 28:1-15 How do you treat the anointed in your midst?, The protection of the Spirit, Christian response of mercy to suffering vs. our natural desire to flee
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2 Kings 2:1-18 Ephesians 4:1-24 God is God even on the other side of the Jordan, Enoch, Moses & Elijah and the Mount of Transfiguration Growing up into the body of Christ, the role of the law and...
View ArticleDaily Lectionary Podcast – Isaiah 32:1-20 and Revelation 4:1-11
Isaiah 32:1-20 Revelation 4:1-11 The eschatological age: good government, seeing eyes, open ears, hearts seeking wisdom God’s people joining all creation in the eschatological hymn
View ArticleSpiritual and Religious
Biblical Text: Luke 2:22-40 Full Sermon Draft The text is the presentation of Jesus and the purification of Mary. It is a text deeply rooted in the religion of Israel. It is also with Simeon and Anna...
View ArticleDaily Lectionary Podcast – Joel 2:18-32 And Romans 11:25-12:13
Joel 2:18-32 Romans 11:25-12:13 The juxtaposition of Judgment and the Eschatological Time Frame The role of the Spirit in that time The wisdom, will and way of God
View ArticleThat is why I came…
Texts: Mark 1:29-39, 1 Corinthians 9:16-27, Isaiah 40:21-31 Full Sermon Draft The collection of texts assigned for today stuck me this week as wanting to talk about preaching. Jesus confronts himself...
View ArticleDaily Lectionary Podcast – Genesis 44:1-18, 32-34 and Mark 12:28-44
Genesis 44:1-18, 32-34 Mark 12:28-44 Judah as the replacement offering Returning God’s own Spirit
View ArticleEverything Written Must Be Fulfilled
Biblical Text: Luke 24:36-49 Full Sermon Draft The text is concerned with a couple of items. First it is concerned with the literal physical resurrection – “touch and see!” Second it is concerned...
View ArticleCan I Get a Witness?
Text: Acts 1:1-11, John 17:11-19 Draft of Homily On the Sunday we celebrated Ascension Day (actual Ascension Day was Thursday) we had a mission Sunday. This seems fitting because the last words of...
View ArticleTrue Worship
Biblical Text: John 3:1-17, Athanasian Creed, Baptismal Liturgy Full Sermon Draft A one worshipper said, “I felt like I went to church today”. It was Trinity Sunday so we confessed the faith with the...
View ArticleThe Indwelling Word
Biblical Text: John 6:51-69 Full Sermon Draft This is the third and last sermon on the “Bread of Life Discourse” in John 6. The typical and easiest way to understand the entire discourse where Jesus...
View ArticleSorrow & Joy
Biblical Text: JOhn 16:12-22 Full Sermon Draft This is a tough passage to preach on. In part because Jesus just repeats himself. He knows he has things to say, but it is like the only language he has...
View ArticleLetters from the Father
Biblical Text: John 16:23-33, Acts 16:9-15 draft 1.0 I was trying for something a little different here. In my simple reading of the text I found two themes: 1) Prayer and 2) Jesus overcomes the...
View ArticlePronouns
Biblical Text: Acts 2:1-21 (Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:22-41) Full Sermon Draft Pentecost, especially in the readings this year, is a day about language. For all we depend upon it, language is something...
View ArticleThirst
Biblical Text: John 4:5-26 Full Sermon Draft The gospel lessons for Lent this year are coming from John and they are emphasizing some of his vibrant characters. Last week was Nicodemus. This week is...
View ArticleThe Eternal House or the False House
Full Sermon DraftDownload Biblical Text: 1 Peter 2:1-12 There is a contrarian stance at the core of Christianity. The world is not meaningless, but it is not something to be chased. If fact the...
View ArticleThe Seed of His Teaching
Full Sermon DraftDownload Biblical Text: Mark 4:26-34 All of Jesus’ parable to some extent are elaborations of the parable of the sower, at least his Kingdom parables. But I feel that is even more the...
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