Principles for Loving Our Enemies
Matthew 5:38-48 Each spring we spend an extended amount of time in one of the gospels, and this year it is the gospel of Matthew. The author of this gospel […]
Tag: Epiphany
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Tests and Temptations
Matthew 3:16-4:17 Each spring we spend an extended amount of time in one of the four gospels. These are the spiritual biographies of Jesus. And although they are all focused […]
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Remember Your Baptism
Matthew 3:1-17 Christians around the world today are celebrating the Feast of the baptism of our Lord. Baptism is a sacrament recognized and practiced by all Christians. It is a […]
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The Sign of Openness
John 9 We are almost finished with our exploration of the miracles of Jesus in the gospel of John. Because we are following themes instead of preaching straight through the […]
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The Sign of the Not-stilled Storm
John 6:14-21 Today is the fifth Sunday after the Epiphany and we are looking at the fifth sign in the gospel of John. These signs are miracles done by Jesus, […]
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The Sign of Abundance
John 6:1-15 During this season of Epiphany, of a-ha! moments, we’ve been studying the seven “signs” that Jesus does in the gospel of John. Other gospels might call them miracles, […]
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The Sign of Trust
John 4:46-54 This past summer we explored together the United Church of Christ’s Statement of Faith. If you missed it you can find it in the blog or on our […]
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The Sign Nobody Noticed
John 2:1-11 As I mentioned earlier this is the first Sunday after the feast of Epiphany. This is the season when we celebrate light breaking through. The days have been […]
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Doing Good Every Day of the Week
Luke 6:1-11 This is the final week in our Epiphany season exploration of “Who is Jesus?” Next week Christians celebrate Transfiguration Sunday, and then the follow Sunday is the first […]
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The Both/And Savior
Luke 5:17-26 In this season of Epiphany we are exploring some of the stories in the gospel of Luke about the early ministry of Jesus. These are the stories that […]