Preaching Notes – Sunday, 10 November 2024
Jesus sits across from the temple treasury (Matthew 12:38-44). He sits there observing what people decide to contribute to the temple, to worship; that is,
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Election Re-Direction: The Better Part – 6 November 2024
In no uncertain terms, Jesus sets Christian behavioral standard: “There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will
Preaching Notes – Sunday 20 October 2024 “Worry Less, Live More” 3 of 3
Our Gospel reading today culminates Jesus’ extended explanation of what it means to be His intentional disciple (Mark 10:35-45). As we have progressed through these special
Preaching Notes – Sunday 13 October 2024 “Worry Less, Live More” 2 of 3
In today’s Gospel, Jesus reveals that human impossibilities can become possibilities when we connect with God in our impossible struggles (Mark 10:17-30). Jesus encounters a
Preaching Notes – Sunday 22 September 2024
Last week, Jesus explained that as the Christ (in Hebrew: Messiah), He must go to Jerusalem, suffer many things and be killed (Mark 8:27-35). Recall
Preaching Notes (Sun) 28 July 2024
The Gospel writer John notes that the 5 barely loaves and fish came from a little boy. From a worldly point-of-view it may as well
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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (July 4, 2024)
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that
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Make Disciples – Matthew 28
In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus’ final spoken words prioritize four actions on the part of His followers. “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them
Remain in Me (Sun) 4/28
In today’s Gospel, no less than eight times Jesus says, “Remain in me” (John 15:1-8). The original biblical word – meno – is an especially beautiful