Sermons
Sermons preached in a context, but written for people of all sorts and conditions.
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Tough Questions
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6 min read
When Jesus asks the disciples who people say he is, he invites his followers to dig past identity. And into what they have seen. what is Jesus inviting all of us into?Proper 16A | Matthew 16:13-20 Jesus asks his followers a pair of tough questions in this gospel. They aren’t complex, of course. Jesus isn’t…
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When all are fed
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8 min read
The Canaanite woman’s confrontation with Jesus is an opportunity for us to embrace the context – Jesus feeds everyone.
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When Joseph’s brothers sell him into slavery, we may be tempted to think God wanted them to. What God wants is for us to change.
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wading into the weeds
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7 min read
Jesus’s parable of the weeds among the wheat challenges us to see evil in the desire to pluck weeds when we know it’ll kill the wheat.
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It’s about change
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8 min read
In telling a parable about seeds and soil, Jesus invites us to transform our vision of the world from permanent division to open possibility.
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An odd idea of rest
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7 min read
Jesus offers us rest – through transformation. Rest from the swirling chaos, confusion, and dissatisfaction with a simple idea: change it.