Sermons
Sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter — April 19, 2020
Breath
The evangelist John tells us the story about how the resurrected Jesus materializes inside a locked room and breathes on fearful people. Yes, please. I want that resurrection breath on me: the breath of someone who has been in a tomb for three days without a toothbrush or flos...
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Easter Sunday 2020 During the Pandemic
Alleluia Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen Indeed!
Almighty God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the day of the Lord's resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by your life-giving Spirit; through Jesus C...
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Palm Sunday during Pandemic — April 5, 2020
All Aboard
Palm Sunday is the day we tell the story of Jesus riding a donkey into Jerusalem while everyone lays palm branches on the path like Jesus is their king. Then they crucify him. It’s a dramatic story with several twisted twists and the link to the scriptures is with this manuscr...
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A Sermon AND a Loving Blog ---The 3rd Sunday in Lent March 15, 2020
Jesus Loves Me Yes Jesus Loves Me
Sermon of a Style: Waging Hope during Pandemic Days I read these all week long: Exodus 17:1-7 — Romans 5:1-11 — John 4:5-42 — Psalm 95 This morning I listened to a webcast of The Most Rev. Michael Curry preach exactly what I needed to hear. He sang the same words I sing to mys...
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Sermon for the First Sunday in Lent — March 1, 2020
Sssssongs of Deliverance
Today is sssssserpent Sssssssssunday when the sssssssnake is the sssssstar! My youngest son Joseph had a pet snake for several years. Slytherin, the California King Snake, was an excssssssellent pet. Slytherin never barked, ate rarely and inexpensively, and was loads of fun to...
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