Tag: creation
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Light & Darkness
Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. (Genesis 1:3-4, NRSV) I’ve been following the ritual since the summer of 1981. Forty-eight Sunday mornings a year, give-or-take one or two, I am walking through the hallways of…
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How Does God Love the World?
Traditional sermon lent 4 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord, Jesus Christ (1 Colossians 1:3). Let’s go back in time to the mid-1970s. And, yes, I’m talking about a little over 40 years ago. I was in high school. Disco, very wide ties, platform shoes, tacky…
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Stewardship — Trust God & Don’t Be Afraid to Take Risks
TRADITIONAL SERMON PENTECOST 24 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord, Jesus Christ (1 Colossians 1:3). Money, money, money—finances tend to be a concern for many of us, especially when things are not going…
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God Will Never Forsake Us
New Day Sermon Pentecost 20 Despite all the challenges we face, be it distractions from giveing our all to God or be it having our faith challenged, we belong to God. God never forsakes us. God takes care of us–God always has and will.
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Are We Sometimes Like the Tenants in the Vineyard?
TRADITIONAL SERMON PENTECOST 18 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord, Jesus Christ (1 Colossians 1:3). The parable in our gospel reading Matthew today is also found in Mark and Luke. The parable is known either as the Parable of the Vineyard or the Parable…
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Let There Be Light
EMAIL DEVOTIONAL Pentecost 11 God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. (Genesis 1:3-4a) [My sincere thanks to Brendan Armitage, who offered these thoughts in an email correspondence with me, and who allowed me to share them with you as a devotion, at my prompting. When…
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In the beginning…
New Day Sermon Holy Trinity Sunday And God looked at all that He had made and indeed it was very good…