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How to kill a prophet — a king’s guide to assassination
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.
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Killing Prophets and Other Imperialist Ideas
When Pharisees come to warn Jesus of the king’s plans, we are forced to confront our own sense of what this means and how to feel about it.
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These Pharisees are not good enough — for Lent 2C
As they come to warn Jesus of Herod’s intentions, Jesus sends them back with a message: he know the king’s murderous intentions.
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Are We Willing?
As Jesus describes Jerusalem’s unwillingness to be gathered by him, we must confront our own fear of being gathered.
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Facing Foxes
Jesus invites us into a new world of mercy based in nonviolent relationships and we’d rather kill it.
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Paving With Good Intentions
But that is the mission. Jerusalem is the goal. This is where it will be finished. This is where the glory of GOD will be revealed and death will not have the final word. How the Pharisees try to warn Jesus and he keeps going anyway Lent 2C | Luke 13:31-35 This is kind of…
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Becoming One
a Sermon for Lent 2C Text: Luke 13:31-35 Jerusalem, Jerusalem A friend asked my Dad for a recommendation years ago. He was hoping to go to Jerusalem with a school exchange program. My Mom, in learning of this plan, wondered aloud “Why?” It sounded pretty awesome to me, so I couldn’t understand what her problem…