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Sit and Listen, a Guided Meditation (Sermon)
Today’s sermon was a “prayer journey,” a type of guided meditation. As such, instead of a blog post, I present it as an audio recording. It’s about eight minutes long. Feel free to listen to it below. Featured image by Waltteri Paulaharju from Pixabay
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The Innkeeper on the J-J Highway (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning. It was preached in character, as an imaginary innkeeper on the road between Jerusalem and Jericho (the J-J Highway of the title). The gospel text was the so-called Parable of the Good Samaritan, Luke 10:25-37. My name is Josiah. I run an inn…
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Big Grace, Big Work (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached on Sunday, July 7. The gospel reading was Luke 10:1-11, 16-20. Apologies for the lateness of this post. God has work for you to do. Do you know how big this work is? Jesus says, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like a flash of…
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Let’s be Honest (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, on the Feast of the Holy Trinity. The reading I preached on was Romans 5:1-5. This is a sermon about suffering. And about honesty. First, let’s be honest about the world we live in. I once had the funeral for an man in…
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Veni, Sancte Spiritus (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached today, the Day of Pentecost. Pentecost is the festival celebrating the coming of the Holy Spirit. Instead of preaching directly on one of the readings, as I usually do, I focused on a song that we sang multiple times this morning in worship, the ancient…
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Come, Lord Jesus! (Sermon)
This is the final sermon in a six-week series on the book of “Crazy Uncle Revelation.” The text today was Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21. I want to tell you about Wallace. Wallace doesn’t drive. He’s 34, and he has never driven a car. It’s a real hassle for him, always relying on friends and on…
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On Earth as in Heaven (Sermon)
This is an adapted version of the sermon I preached this morning, the Sixth Sunday of Easter. This is part of a series I’m preaching on the book of Revelation, which I’ve been referring to as “Crazy Uncle Revelation.” The text today was Revelation 21:10, 22 — 22:5. I’ve noticed that as people get older,…
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The Fifth Gospel (Sermon)
This is an adapted version of my sermon from this morning, the Fifth Sunday of Easter. I am continuing my sermon series on the book of Revelation, which I’ve been affectionately calling “Crazy Uncle Revelation.” Today’s reading is Revelation 21:1-6. Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is…
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Who’s in Heaven, Anyway? (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Fourth Sunday of Easter. I’m preaching a sermon series on the book of Revelation; today’s text was Revelation 7:9-17. Today is the Fourth Sunday of Easter, a fifty-day season when we focus on Jesus’ resurrection, and what that means for us. Today…
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Singing the Victory! (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Third Sunday of Easter. I am continuing my sermon series on the book of Revelation, which I’ve been personifying as “Crazy Uncle Revelation.” The text today was Revelation 5:11-14. Today is the Third Sunday of Easter, a fifty-day season when we focus…
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