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Peter's final call to a young and growing church
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Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
Generosity with our money is one of the most essential parts of our faith.
First Things Living a Generous Life January 19, 2020 Generosity with our money is one of the most essential parts of our faith. Genesis 14:18-20 NIV hundreds of years before the Law “Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, 19 and he blessed ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 14:18-20, Malachi 3:6-9, Mark 12:41-44, Acts 4:32, Acts 4:34-35, Matthew 6:21 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The heart of OUR WAY as Christians is marked by the way we treat one another and our enemies. 13th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A
Our Way Romans 12: 9 – 21 Intro: I want to share a story I found that appeared in Reader’s Digest in Dec. 1981. Emily Gloria Wilson was the housekeeper for John Kenneth Galbraith. On a particularly difficult day, Galbraith asked Emily to hold all telephone calls while he took a nap. A short ...read more
Scripture: Romans 12:9-21
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Has the Spiritual Seed that we are called to plant become rotten? Have we become rotten seed?
Joel was a prophet to the country of Judah, otherwise called the Northern Kingdom. The motivation behind this book was to caution Judah of God's approaching judgment due to their transgressions and to encourage them to turn around to God. Why? Individuals of Judah had become prosperous and ...read more
Scripture: Joel 1:13-20
Denomination: Independent/Bible
One of the two major parties has made abortion this voting cycle their preeminent priority. Let's look at the morality behind that divide.
There is something almost humorous in today’s Gospel pericope. The story has come down to us in two versions. Both place this incident right after Jesus predicted His passion and death for the third time. St. Matthew’s original version pictures Salome, mother of James and John, making the request. ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 53:10-11, Psalm 33:4-5, Hebrews 4:14-16, Mark 10:35-45
Denomination: Catholic
To remain whole, to be together with others, we must be grounded in the Creator of all things.
March 15 2010 Caritas in Veritate Monday of 4th Week of Lent If you look carefully at the reading from the wonderful final chapters of Isaiah today, you can be struck by the parallel to the Holy Father’s encyclical. What we see in Isaiah is a vision of a human economy developed to its full ...read more
Scripture: John 4:43-54
Our responsibility is to hold these politicians’ feet to the fire, remind them of what is good, and vote godly people in to replace them if they do not.
Thursday of third week in Lent 2017 Joy of the Gospel Teaching science, as I do every week in the school year, involves risk management. When one is teaching kids who are fifteen to eighteen years old, one has to recognize that these are children in adult bodies. Their frontal lobes, where logic ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 7:23-28
A time for everything.
THE RELENTLESS RHYTHMS OF TIME. Ecclesiastes 3:1-13. ‘Turn, turn, turn’ is the refrain of the old pop song based upon these verses. However, time is not circular, but linear: it is more like a river relentlessly, but always, running downstream. It is our subjective experience of time that gives ...read more
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-13
God desires our wholehearted devotion so that He can make us into wholesome Christians.
Gonna let you into my world a little. My approach with each preaching assignment is to ask God for a heart of solemnity, a mind of sobriety, and with the goal to achieve solidarity with the people whom I share my message with. I tell you this because I want you to join with me in the manner of how ...read more
Scripture: Joel 2:12-17
Denomination: Baptist
The coming of the Christ was the arrival into this hopeless world of a boundless hope all wrapped up in one wonderful life.
Sermon - November 28, 2004 - Advent I - “A Boundless Hope” THE PROBLEM: Proclamation I - Isaiah 8:18-22 18 Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion. 19 When men tell you to consult mediums and ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:26-37
we must fight the demons of the 21st century
Mark 1:21-28 Dear Lord, may we listen with our ears, hear with our hearts, and be willing to carry out your mission. Amen. In the passage from Mark that was read today, Jesus was teaching at the synagogue in Capernaum. It was the first time his newly chosen disciples had heard Jesus teach, and ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:21-28, Matthew 25:35-46
Denomination: Episcopal
Paul gives us insights into why he participated in religious festivals for the sake of the kingdom of God.
Why Did Paul Participate in Festivals? (Acts 20:13-16) 1. Why do you suppose that Paul was in such a hurry to get to the festival of Pentecost in Jerusalem in this passage? Illustration:Experience comes from what we have done. Wisdom comes from what we have done badly. Theodore Levitt, ...read more
Scripture: Acts 20:13-16
Our good works for our brothers and sisters are icons of Christ in our culture.
Monday of First Week in Lent 14 March 2011 Spirit of the Liturgy At various times in the history of the Church, Judaizing elements in and outside the Church have risen up and waved the second half of the first commandment at the Church, and accused us of worshiping images and idols. ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46
When governments try to help the family, both family and society seem to go into decline. Our task is to restore young peoples' yearning for forming natural families.
February 8, 2010 Caritas in Veritate St Jerome Emiliani It is very likely that one of the motivations behind Solomon’s building of the Jerusalem temple was a desire to make the Lord the personal god of the Davidic dynasty. After all, the Temple was just next door to the palace. Governments ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 8:1-13
Part of our mission to the world is to defend the social teachings of the Church.
Thursday of 30th week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel “Herod wants to kill you.” “ISIS wants to kill you.” “Planned Parenthood wants to destroy you.” Jesus and His followers have heard these refrains almost continually since Christ first began to proclaim ...read more
Scripture: Luke 13:31-35
"It is essential to draw near to new forms of poverty and vulnerability, and recognize the suffering Christ."
Feast of the Purification/Presentation 2017 Joy of the Gospel I have a special affection for this feast, which celebrates the bringing of Jesus to the Temple forty days after His birth, because I was baptized on this day seventy years ago. It is called Candlemas, because a procession with candles ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:22-40
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