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Matthew Oliver
Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
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Harvest Thanksgiving, Even In Suffering
Contributed on Mar 18, 2016
A reflection on the appropriateness of thanksgiving and glorifying God, even in the midst of intense personal suffering. Contrasted with the First World expectation of self-actualization.
Genesis 2:4-25, Ps 126, Matthew 6:25-33 “But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O men of little faith? 6:31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, —What shall we eat?’ or ...read more
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Remembrance Sunday
Contributed on Mar 18, 2016
A meditation on the place of violence in the world, and the Christian encounter with that and the soldier
Daniel 2:1, 26-28, 31-45; Psalm 2; John 18:33-19:11 We are pausing for a moment today as a community of faith to consider those who have suffered the violence of conflict. Our national day of Remembrance, November 11, is specifically focused on the memory of soldiers, but as Christians our call ...read more
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Advent The Coming Of Christ The Tiger
Contributed on Mar 18, 2016
Sermon for Advent 4
Advent 4 Year C Preached 20 Dec 15 Micah 5:2-5a, Psalm 80:1-7, Luke 1:39-55 (The Magnificat) We are here at the last feast day in our march to the celebration of Christ’s nativity. We stand on the precipice of an event that literally reordered the entire creation, the coming of the ...read more
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For We Do Not War Against Flesh And Blood.
Contributed on Oct 20, 2012
Ephesians 6:10-16 charges us to engage in the direct warfare with Satan and his apostate angels, protected by the whole armour of God, and carrying the battle forward with constant prayer for all the Saints.
SJE Tools for the Apprentices of Christ sermon series Ephesians 6:10-18 Pray. Good morning – we have a slightly reduced community today, and I’m all on my own up here, as our men are on retreat . As we gather as the Body of Christ, we do so in union with them, as we’re unified ...read more
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God's Eternal Yes And Yes!
Contributed on Oct 20, 2012
2 Corinthians 1:12-24. God's eternal 'yes and yes' states a truth which dispells the relativism and lies of the post-modern era, where each person claims the right to their truth. Christians are called to rebut this split world view with the true unity
We just starting out on our sermon series through Paul’s second letter to the Christians at Corinth. This week we hear Paul as he engages a Christian community that is living out the fruits of a cultural context that was more of Greek philosophy than of God. I always wonder how it is we ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Tools For The Apprentices Of Christ
Contributed on Oct 20, 2012
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2 Corinthians
Contributed on Oct 20, 2012
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Christian Man Displays Cross
Contributed on Oct 20, 2012
Christian man Carl Behr of Baldwin, Pennsylvania received a notice on Monday ordering him to remove the 24-foot high illuminated cross he has installed in his front yard and kept lit day and night. But Behr plans to fight the order at a municipal meeting. “It’s all about my faith, and some people ...read more