Category: Sermons
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Called Into Mission
We could not have a worse Gospel Lesson for this morning’s service than the one I just read from Luke, chapter 20. On Annual Meeting Sunday, I was hoping that maybe the First Lesson would be from the First Book of Kings … recounting King Solomon’s temple building project in Jerusalem, and how he paid…
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Is there Math & Grammar in Heaven?
New Day Sermon Pentecost 22 Math, grammar, and the promise of the resurrection…or in a few simple words how Jesus offers us hope in the now and not yet.
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Shining Lights
Traditional Sermon all Saints’ Sunday Last weekend, my family and I traveled from Lancaster all the way up to Scarborough, Maine. It began when my uncle and his wife from North Dakota had a little bit of vacation time and thought it a good idea to fly from Bismark to the coast of Maine to…
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Saints for All
New Day Sermonall Saints Sunday The saints we cherish are a far bigger community that simply those we have loved who have died in this world. We who still walk the earth are all “living saints” too. Join us for a broader consideration of “sainthood” as we engage some voices from the past who have…
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Reformation For All
New Day Sermon Reformation Sunday Lutherans have often celebrated Reformation Sunday as an “in-house” glorification of the blessings of the Lutheran perspective. Now, in a rapidly changing world with expanded horizons, how do we live and witness as Lutheran Christians in a pluralistic human community. Join our New Day community in our engagement of the…
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Patient & Persistent Prayer
OK, let’s just be honest here … everyone knows this person we’re talking about in today’s parable. No … I’m not talking about the judge. You all are perfect citizens … you don’t ever have to stand before a judge …. For a speeding ticket … or for double parking … or for tailgating … …
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Won’t you be my neighbor?
New Day Sermonpentecost 19 Have you ever thought that being a good neighbor and building a community is a gift from the Holy Spirit?
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Bridges
New Day Sermon Pentecost 18 When we’re at our edge God sends us bridges. What may prevent us from taking them?
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In Between
Have you ever found yourself in an “in between” place in life? Maybe you were “between” jobs … or in “transition” from one relationship to another … or stuck between that proverbial “rock and a hard place.” Maybe your “in between-ness” is due to a dependency upon drugs or alcohol or prescription medicines. Maybe it…
