Sermon for Dec. 16, 2018 (Advent 3) Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Thumbnail Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Discussion Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUQ36U4pmAU&feature=youtu.be Program Transcript Note: This sermon is for the third Sunday of the season of Advent, which spans the four Sundays that precede Christmas day. To read a Surprising God post explaining the … Continue reading "Sermon for Dec. 16, 2018 (Advent 3)" Read the article
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Sermon for Dec. 9, 2018 (Advent 2) Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Thumbnail Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Discussion Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8YTBT6VNU4 Program Transcript Note: This sermon is for the second Sunday of Advent, the season that spans the four Sundays preceding Christmas day. To read a Surprising God post explaining the meaning of … Continue reading "Sermon for Dec. 9, 2018 (Advent 2)" Read the article
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Sermon for Dec. 2, 2018 (Advent 1) Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Thumbnail Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Discussion Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPRLpLS0cDM Program Transcript Note: With this sermon we enter the season of Advent, which spans the four Sundays that precede Christmas day. To read a Surprising God post explaining the meaning of Advent … Continue reading "Sermon for Dec. 2, 2018 (Advent 1)" Read the article
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Note on today’s liturgy: November 25, 2018 is Christ the King (or Reign of Christ) Sunday. It concludes Ordinary Time in the liturgical calendar, marking the end of the worship year (Year B in the Revised Common Lectionary). Next Sunday (December 2, 2018) we enter a new worship year (Year C) with Advent Season. Our … Continue reading "Sermon for November 25, 2018" Read the article
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Scripture Readings: 1 Sam. 1:4-20; Ps. 16; Hebrews 10:11-25; Mark 13:1-8 Sermon by Ted Johnston (From Mark 13:1-37, drawing on commentary from New Bible Commentary and Bible Knowledge Commentary) The Little Apocalypse Introduction In our journey through the Gospel of Mark, we come to chapter 13, a passage often called “The Little Apocalypse.” Here Jesus … Continue reading "Sermon for November 18, 2018" Read the article
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Scripture Readings: 1 Kings 17:8-16; Ps. 146; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44 Sermon by Ted Johnston (From Mark 12 and 1 Kings 17, drawing on insights from the New Bible Commentary and the Bible Knowledge Commentary) Two Lessons About Generosity Our Gospel and Old Testament readings today tell stories about generosity. Let’s begin with the one … Continue reading "Sermon for November 11, 2018" Read the article
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Note on today’s liturgy: November 1 in the Western Christian liturgical calendar is All Saints Day—a day to remember and thank God for the lives of God’s people down the centuries who have faithfully witnessed to Christ, often at great cost. Today’s sermon picks up that theme, correcting a common misunderstanding concerning what a saint … Continue reading "Sermon for November 4, 2018" Read the article
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Scripture Readings: Job 42:1-6, 10-17; Ps. 34:1-8, 19-22; Heb. 7:223-28; Mark 10:46-52 Sermon by Sheila Graham (from Hebrews 7, Job 42, Mark 10 and Psalm 34, drawing from The Expositor's Bible Commentary) Marvelous and Wonderful! Introduction Remember the old hymn, My Savior’s Love? The refrain goes like this: O how marvelous! O how wonderful! And … Continue reading "Sermon for October 28, 2018" Read the article
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Scripture Readings: Isa. 53:4-12; Ps. 91:9-16; Heb. 5:1-10; Mark 10:35-45 Sermon by Martin Manuel from Isaiah 53 Jesus: The Suffering Servant Introduction Though most Christians know that the New Testament is all about Jesus, fewer are aware of the prominent place Jesus has in the Old Testament. We see that place in our reading today … Continue reading "Sermon for October 21, 2018" Read the article
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Scripture Readings: Job 23:1-8, 16-17; Ps. 90:12-17; Heb. 4:12-16; Mark 10:17-31 Sermon by Ted Johnston (From Mark 9-10, drawing on commentary from New Bible Commentary, Bible Knowledge Commentary, and Mark for Everyone by N.T. Wright) The High Cost of the Kingdom Introduction Today’s reading in Mark 10:17-31 falls within a section that spans Mark 9:14-10:52. … Continue reading "Sermon for October 14, 2018" Read the article
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