Category: New Day Sermons
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Mary Magdalene, Apostle
New Day Sermon Mary Magdalene We can easily miss Mary Magdalene in our biblical narrative, since she is primarily a presence in the crucifixion and resurrection stories. But oh, what a strong, witnessing presence she is when she shows up.
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Where’s the Good News?
New Day Sermon Pentecost 8 When the Gospel is read out loud in church and the reader says, “Enjoy the sermon…” you may figure it’s Bible story that is a little tricky! Today’s reading is from Mark 6, the beheading of John the Baptist. And yes, there is good news…
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Rejection
New Day Sermon Mark 6:1-13 Jesus tells us that we may be rejected when we preach the Gospel. Why do we sometimes reject that same message?
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Songs for the Journey
New Day Sermon Pentecost 5 Today’s sermon is a special one where we meet two wandering minstrels telling healing stories through song and getting the congregation to sing along!
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Finger Pointing with John the Baptist
New Day Sermon nativity of john the baptist How do we resolve the dichotomy between the beautiful description of John’s future through the words of Zechariah’s Benedictus, and the actual craziness of the Baptist’s future ministry in the wilderness? Tune in for one possible answer.
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Metrics & Mustard
New Day Sermon Pentecost 4 How may we understand the kingdom of God, and how do we measure up?
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Let the Triune God Resolve Divisions
New Day Sermon Pentecost 3 Divisions can cause all kinds of problems. In Mark 3, Jesus says unity is threatened by divisions. A House divided is destined to fall. One can look at fear being a major underlying reason for divisions to surface. One way to resolve divisions is to turn to the Triune God…
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Holy Trinity Math: 1+1+1=1
New Day Sermon Holy Trinity Sunday Understanding the Holy Trinity is difficult. There is nothing in mathematics or the sciences that can even come close to giving some type of reasoning to explain the Holy Trinity because it cannot be done. In fact, it’s actually okay to be confused and not understand. Even Martin Luther…
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Wait and See
New Day Sermon Pentecost Sunday Much of our life is waiting… waiting…waiting, but then comes the moment. Are you ready for when it happens?
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Balancing Act
New Day Sermon Easter 7 We’re asked to balance work and home, school time and play time, and even our life of faith? So… how do we balance our life in God’s kingdom and our life in the world?