Sermons
Sermons preached in a context, but written for people of all sorts and conditions.
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The story of the Last Supper, of gathering and teaching and eating and washing feet, is about our pain and fear of intimacy.
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In Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem we witness an alternative to earthly power — a different vision of divine power in trust and love.
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We may be tempted to hear Judas’s suggestion of selling and giving the money away as a reasonable response — we shouldn’t.
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The parable of the Prodigal Sons relies on a disconnect between both sons and the father — they believe they can live outside the family.
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When people ask Jesus for a hot take on a recent scandal, he interrogates their assumption that the victims brought it on themselves.
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As Jesus is warned of his coming execution, he reminds us who is responsible for the executing and why the problem is really on them.