Coppertop Sermons

What’s He Doing?!

Sermon preached September 12, 2010

Text: Luke 15:1-10

Note: The printed text of the sermon will always be different from the preached text. Sometimes those differences are relatively small and sometimes more significant. I did not share the final story in preaching this sermon for no other reason than concern for time.

Kathy Myers

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Counting Blue Cars

sermon preached September 5, 2010

Text: Luke 14:25-33

Play the first two minutes of “Counting Blue Cars” by Dishwalla

Counting blue Cars youtube

This song is about someone walking with a child, playing childhood games and listening to children’s questions. The games and questions move from simple to profound. While walking they

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Waltz or Polka

Sermon preached August 29, 2010

Text: Hebrews 13:1-7, 16

What do these things have in common?

Newspaper and an embarrassed skunk – black and white and red/read all over
Cars, trees, elephants – all have trunks
Men and mascara – they both run at the first sign of emotion
Harold Stassen and Brett Favre

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Irreligiously Religious

Sermon preached August 22, 2010

Text: Luke 13:10-17

A pastor received this letter from a parishioner. What is wrong with the inspiring hymns with which we grew up? When I go to church, it is to worship God, not to be distracted with learning new hymns. Last Sunday’s was particularly unnerving. The tune was

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The Long Run

Sermon preached August 15, 2010

Texts: Hebrews 11:29-12:2; Luke 12: 49-53

Once upon a time there was a hare who considered himself the fastest creature in the forest. He challenged any other animal to a race, but no one would accept the challenge – that is, until one day a tortoise took it up.

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