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Love One Another (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached the Sixth Sunday of Easter, May 5, 2024. The text I preached on was John 15:9-17. So, I have two goals for this sermon. They might sound a little ambitious! Goal number one: Within this sermon, I’m going to share with you the entire moral…
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Suffering and Praise (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached the Second Sunday in Lent, February 25, 2024. The text I preached on was Psalm 22:23-31. Death is always nearby. We were reminded of that on Ash Wednesday, when we heard again the words, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shal return.”…
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Watertown (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached on the Baptism of Our Lord, January 7, 2024. The gospel text was Mark 1:4-11. You can view a video of this sermon here. Ten years ago, in January 2014, I preached a sermon here that probably had a longer lasting impact than any other…
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Quirinius the Shepherd (Christmas Eve Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2023. The gospel reading was Luke 2:1-20. As usual, I preached this as a dialogue sermon between Kermit the Frog (of whom I can do a remarkable impression) and myself. The bolded text is Kermit’s lines. Merry Christmas Johnsonville! Well,…
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Nothing Will Be Impossible with God (Advent IV Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermonette I preached in the morning of December 24, 2023, the Fourth Sunday of Advent. The gospel reading was Luke 1:26-38, and this was followed by a skit by our youth group, called “The Story of Joseph.” So we just heard two stories connected to the birth of…
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Have Yourself a Hopeful Little Christmas (Blue Christmas Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached at our congregation’s annual Blue Christmas service on Sunday, December 17, 2023. The reading I preached on was Isaiah 9:2-7. One of the most beloved traditions of Christmas is the music. There are so many about Jesus, about Santa Claus, about jingle bells and snowmen.…
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Grant Me the Serenity (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached on the Third Sunday of Advent, December 17, 2023. The reading I preached on was Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11. You can watch a video of the sermon here. Several times in the past few weeks, it’s seemed appropriate to me to pray the Serenity Prayer with…
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Comfort, Prepare, Cry Out, Get Up (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached the Second Sunday of Advent, December 10, 2023. The reading I preached on was Isaiah 40:1-11. You can view a video of the sermon here. Comfort! Prepare! Cry out! Get up! That’s our first reading from Isaiah today. Four commands. Comfort! Prepare! Cry out! Get…
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Yearning (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached on December 3, 2023, the First Sunday of Advent. The text I preached on was Isaiah 64:1-9. You can view a video of the sermon here. Advent is a season of waiting. Waiting. Waiting. It’s December now, but in the church, it’s not Christmas yet…
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The Baking Soda in the Cookies (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached on Christ the King, Sunday, November 26, 2023. The gospel text was Matthew 25:31-46. To see a video of the sermon, click here. Jodie was upset. “Why did I come here today?” she wondered. “I thought this would help. Now I feel worse than when…
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