Category: Traditional Sermons
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This Ain’t Your Momma’s Angel
Traditional Sermon: Michael And All Angels When you hear the word “angel” …what image comes to mind? Maybe you think of a human being with a shining halo and white wings. Maybe you think of a Precious Moments cherubic figurine with a cute little phrase on it like “your guardian angel is only as far…
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At God’s Kitchen Table
How many of you remember sitting at the kids table at a holiday dinner? I remember one such occasion when my aunt hosted Thanksgiving dinner at her home. Her home had no dining room but an eat in kitchen. However, hosting over 20 people became a logistical nightmare when it came to seating. She ended…
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Our Sages: Models for Our Worship
Traditional Sermon Pentecost 11 I’m not much for preaching on the Old Testament lessons that we read each week in church. If you pay any attention to my sermons, you know that already. I’ve always been most interested in talking about Jesus, from the pulpit. But when I started my sermon prep last week, and…
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Have No Fear
Traditional Sermon Pentecost 9 What are you afraid of? We’re all afraid of something. Maybe you have nyctophobia, a fear of darkness or arachnophobia, a fear of spiders. Maybe your fear is a little more unusual like Arachibutyrophobia – the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. I know for a…
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A Meaning-Filled Life
Traditional Sermon Pentecost 8 The Teichmann’s are going on vacation soon! I’ve been counting the days. BUT…first we have to pack. Oh the packing. We started putting together a list of the stuff we’ll need. The list keeps on getting longer. At this rate, we’ll need to tow a U-haul trailer behind us for all…
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Team Mary vs Team Martha
Traditional Sermon Pentecost 6 I want to begin by asking you all a question – Are you more like Mary or more like Martha? If you had to pick a team, whose team would you be on? Would you choose team Mary because you may be more of a contemplative student of Jesus – basking…
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A Hike To Remember
Traditional Sermon Pentecost 5 Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all…
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“Journeying with Jesus” Pentecost 3 Traditional Worship Sermon
This morning’s sermon was preached away from the pulpit in oral narrative fashion. The notes below shaped the structure of the sermon. So, do you like to travel? Of course, you do … I see all the places you go on your FB pages. Jesus liked to travel, too. Today’s lesson begins ten chapters of…
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Jesus’ Work And Telling Tormentors To Take A Hike
Traditional Sermon Pentecost 2 Our Gospel reading this Sunday is one, that at first glance, sounds like the beginning of a scary story. It was a dark and stormy night, as 12 students and their teacher sailed across to a land unknown. Usually this is where my imagination cues the fog and the creepy music.…
