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Paul Andrew
Contributing sermons since Nov 12, 2016
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Fifth Sunday Of Easter, Year B-- Vine And Branches-- See You Later, Suckers!
Contributed on Mar 27, 2024
“We’re dying on the vine here!”
Today, we hear about pruning and abiding to bear fruit. Regarding pruning, “There’s a sucker born every minute,” is an expression used in the hope of making money selling something worthless to a gullible customer. Similarly, in gardening, sucker shoots are false branches or stems that suck the ...read more
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Fourth Sunday Of Easter, Year B- We Are All Sheep And Some Of Us Are Shepherds
Contributed on Mar 22, 2024
There are problems with sheep too
Timothy Laniak in 2007 tells the story of a Bedouin Arab and an American scholar sitting under a tent discussing what it takes to be a true shepherd. The Jordanian shepherd insisted that the heart is the most important thing. He lamented, “My sons don’t have the heart for this work, so they don’t ...read more
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Third Sunday Of Easter, Year B- The Physicality Of The Resurrection
Contributed on Mar 15, 2024
Incarnational spirituality
A mother proudly told her pastor: “My teenage son has finally learned one bible verse: It’s Luke 24, verse 41, from today’s Gospel, where Jesus says to his disciples, “Have you anything here to eat?” Literally, in the Greek, it’s “anything edible,” so they looked around, and most likely gave him ...read more
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Second Sunday Of Easter: Sunday Of Divine Mercy
Contributed on Mar 6, 2024
Justice and Mercy has been called the oldest joke in psychiatry because when it tries to find the answer to blending the two, new questions intrude.
Psalm 85:10, “Justice and Mercy have kissed.” Justice and Mercy has been called the oldest joke in psychiatry because when it tries to find the answer to blending the two, new questions intrude.1 What did the Frenchman say when God gave him mercy? Merci Speaking of Frenchman, the celebrated ...read more
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Easter Sunday The Resurrection Of The Lord: Garden Of Victory!
Contributed on Feb 24, 2024
Easter is revealed in returning to gardens!
Archaeology has discovered during the time of Christ planting pots with pollen in them, which tends to be well preserved in arid environments. These growing pots were then transferred to gardens.1 Easter is revealed in returning to gardens! 1. The meaning of paradise is a garden, from the Latin ...read more
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God’s Blessing Signifies A Sharing In God’s Life And Power.
Contributed on Dec 9, 2017