Category: New Day Sermons
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Go and do likewise
New Day Sermon Pentecost 5 Jesus ends the Parable of the Good Samaritan with the phrase, “Go and do likewise.” What does going and doing likewise look like?
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I love it when a plan comes together
New Day Sermon pentecost 4 In today’s Gospel from Luke chapter 10, Jesus sends his followers out on a mission. If this mission were to be a TV series, maybe it would look something like this: Now, for the rest of the sermon, about “The A-Team”…
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The Image of Christ
New Day Sermon Pentecost 3 What kind of image of Christ will you encounter? Or more pointedly, do you know what kind of disciple Christ is calling you to be today?
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Regard for Suffering
“We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit to do, and move in light of what they suffer.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer This quote reminds me everyday of Christ’s compassion and consideration for all parties, which is why it hangs where I must see it.
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Trinity Sunday
New Day Sermon Trinity Sunday What can we really say about the Trinity? We have lots of words, all of which try to describe it. Maybe it is as simple as God’s creative efforts to be present to us “in many and various ways.”
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Rhythm Section
New Day Sermon Pentecost Sunday What if the Holy Spirit provides the rhythm in our lives? Are you feeling the beat?
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Easter 7
New Day Sermon Easter 7 We yearn to find unity in our world and in our communities, but as often as not we come up short. As Jesus concluded his high priestly prayer in St. John’s Gospel, he reminded the disciples (and us) that unity is something God gifts to us, since the first days…
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Always
How excited I was to find two apps that would really come in handy. One was a sleep timer for music and the other was a fitness monitor. As it turned out, I never installed either one. I could not accept the terms and conditions of use. In today’s passage, Jesus asks for obedience (willingness…
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The Coat of Christ
New Day Sermon Easter 5 In baptism we are given a gift of adoption and wrapped in faith. We’ve all been given the same gift…like an eternal jacket. So how are you wearing this jacket…this coat of Christ?
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Knowing and Being Known
New Day Sermoneaster 4 Jesus tells us, “My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.” But what does it mean to be known by our Lord?
