Sermons
Sermon 10/13/2024 Proper 23
That’s grace. Pure grace. Amazing and awesome.
Money. You can't live with it. You can't live without it. The world runs on trade. We barter something, whether that's a gift or talent, a treasure or coin, we offer something for something. It only seems fair. And there are some who have more and some who have less; some who ...
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Homily for Donna Raasch
10/8/2024
This is Donna’s seat. It probably was for all the years she worshiped here, but certainly in the past year and a half, since I arrived here, she sat in this spot, attentive, eye’s bright, and ready to respond, anytime I asked the congregation a question. She couldn’t easily na...
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Sermon: 10.6.2024 Proper 22 Year B
Mark 10:2-16
One of the things I think is so hard about reading scripture is remembering that the people who finally wrote down the oral traditions were living in a time that is not now. We like to think that the Bible is full of eternal truths that stand the test of time, but in reality, ...
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Sermon: 18 Pent Proper 20 Sept. 22, 2024 Year B
Mark 9:30-37
I am a winner! I received an email on Friday with the subject line “You are a Why I Give Winner!” “Wow!” I thought. That’s great! You see, ahead of the Give for Good Louisville day, we were encouraged to write a blurb about why we give. Annie sent an eblast and Dustin sent a b...
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Sermon: Pentecost 17, Proper 19, Year B
9/15, 2024 Mark 8:27-38
I’ve been thinking all week about how I would answer Jesus’s question: “But who do you say that I am?” And I’ve wondered how any of you would answer that same question. I am curious what it would take for any of us to come up with a list of words, expressions, attitudes, behav...
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