Sermon: December 15, 2019
Advent 3 – December 15, 2019 Matthew 11:2 – 11 When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or are…
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Growing with God… putting faith into action
Advent 3 – December 15, 2019 Matthew 11:2 – 11 When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or are…
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Isaiah 11:1-10 Key Verse: “A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse,and a branch shall grow out of his roots. “ It was about six years ago while on a clergy wellness retreat that I took a walk. I walk…
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Matthew 24:36 – 44 I was working as a bookkeeper in a construction firm. It was the 1980’s and our city was in the midst of a massive construction downturn. As the work in the field decreased, my payroll tasks took less…
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Advent 1 – December 1, 2019 Matthew 24:36 – 44 Jesus said, ‘About that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. For as the days of Noah were, so…
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Proper 27 Luke 20:27 – 38 I was maybe in 10thgrade and I was home alone while my parents were working. Answering a knock at the door, I was met by two women carrying a briefcase full of reading material. After a…
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All Saints Sunday Luke 6:20 – 31 My Papa was a pharmacist who hung out his shingle, opening his store, Sole the Druggist, in the midst of the depression. He had a particular philosophy of business – if you were sick…
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Proper 25 – Joel 2:23 – 32 The Book of the Prophet Joel is one of the shorter books in the Bible. A mere three chapters, it can be found towards the end of the Old Testament in the midst of…
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Proper 22 – Luke 17:5 – 10 They were a small church. They were declining. A very small group of them had listened to the older people in town describing lonely Christmas day experiences. With family far away and not travelling to see…
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Proper 21 – Luke 16:19 – 31 Jesus said, ‘There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with…
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Proper 20 – Luke 16:1 – 13 Then Jesus said to the disciples, ‘There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. So he summoned him and…
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