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Grace for All
Thousands of people abandon Jesus before the end of John 6. Because they are far more interested in him than in where he is going.
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Preaching a deeper, more connected faith
For most US Christians, John 6:56-69 is convicting us of our own passions, desires, and expectations for what faith is supposed to be.
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How Jesus Saves—for Proper 16B
In the Bread of Life Discourse, Jesus offers a challenging word that winnows his followers. What does this tell us about ourselves?
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Deserting Jesus
It is easy to follow Jesus when we like what he offers us. Much harder when he challenges us to commit to a group project.
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When everyone leaves
For SundayThirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Collect Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever…
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Who can listen to it?
At the end of the Bread of Life discourse in John 6, his disciples abandon him. Not because the road is hard, but because Jesus told them the truth. We want to be more effective. Jesus would rather be honest. Proper 16B | John 6:56-69 You’ve heard of reverse psychology. It’s a simple idea that…
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Afflicting the comfortable
For all the struggle and confusion and offense we take, with one another, we aren’t called to perfection or to be a church that makes everybody feel good all the time. We’re called to be at least a little uncomfortable because we need it to build the Kingdom of GOD, bring it closer, make it…
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Faith Before Understanding
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…