Bread of Life Discourse

  • Knowing Jesus, Knowing GOD

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    Wisdom to the Hebrew people wasn’t just learning, but was expressed in proverbs, teachings that could be memorized and shared. The more wisdom you had memorized, the wiser you were. the pursuit of wisdom, spirituality today Proper 15B  |   1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 & John  6:51-58 What is wisdom? Before we talk about Solomon’s legendary wisdom,…

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  • Faith Before Understanding

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    a Homily for Proper 16B Text: John 6:56-69   What is this? Jesus has brought the people here through a swirling storm of teachings about faith, understanding, and love. As they arrive to the safety of the synagogue, he takes all of that teaching and he mixes in their likely confusion about literal and metaphorical…

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  • Take a Bite Out of Jesus

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    a Homily for Proper 15B Text: John 6:51-58 The first thing we notice about the gospel pericope we read this morning is that Jesus is still talking about eating. It seems as if he is always talking about food, doesn’t it? The manna, the bread, the bread of life. I am the bread of life.…

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