Sermon preached April 12, 2009 Easter Sunday
Texts: I Corinthians 15:1-10; John 20:1-18
It had been a crazy week, an emotional roller coaster from the heights of elation to the depths of depression. Guilt, too, cast a dark shadow over the week – first the guilty verdict rendered by the authorities sentencing Jesus to death,
… View MoreSermon preached April 10, 2009 Good Friday
Texts: The Passion Story, with candles being extinguished along the way
This is a difficult day and a puzzling day. We will hear the story of betrayal, of justice perverted, of a conspiracy, of an execution. The story is bloody and ugly. Yet the Christian faith tells
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Maundy Thursday
Scripture Readings: I Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35
It is Thursday and my Lenten fast from red meat ends Sunday. I will enjoy my breakfast sausages at our church’s pancake breakfast. We have ham in our refrigerator ready to be cooked for Easter dinner.
Sermon preached on April 5, Palm/Passion Sunday
Scripture readings: Mark 11:1-11; Mark 15:1-15
I hold in my hand a startling document. I know you can’t see it from there so I need to tell you it is not startling because of the language used or any inappropriate images. It is startling because I can’t
… View MoreSermon preached March 29, 2009
Scripture Readings: Jeremiah 31:31-34; John 12:20-33
A couple is asleep at home one night, when, in the middle of the night, the man cries out, “Hello!” He wakes everyone in the house up while he remains sleeping soundly. When asked about it the next morning, he recalls dreaming
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