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May 6, 2012 – “I Need Help…And You Do, Too”

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Title:          “I Need Help…and You Do, Too!” Text:           Acts 8:26-40 Day:           Easter 5B Date:          May 6, 2012   At our Synod Assembly, as I mentioned last week, the primary focus was on electing a new bishop for our Rocky Mountain … Continue reading →

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April 5, 2012 – “What This Meal DOES”

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Title: “What This Meal DOES” Text: Luke 22:1-30 Day: Maundy Thursday Date: April 5, 2012   Do you remember the first time you received Holy Communion?  I do.  I was in second grade and my catechism class all celebrated our … Continue reading →

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May 29, 2011 – “Jesus YOUses Us”

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Title: “Jesus YOUses Us” Text: John 14:15-21 Day: Easter 6A Date: May 29, 2011   First of all, let me say how wonderful it is to be back among you again.  I greatly value the time that you gave me … Continue reading →

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March 13, 2011 – “An ‘Incomplete’ Sermon”

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Title:          “An ‘Incomplete’ Sermon” Text:           Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Day:           Lent 1A Date:          March 13, 2011 Grocery shopping has become one of my favorite weekly errands.  I get to do it every Friday.  I love walking up and down the aisles, … Continue reading →

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February 13, 2011 – “Grace-Filled Lawful Living”

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Title: “Grace-Filled Lawful Living” Text: Matthew 5:21-37 Day: Epiphany 6A Date: February 13, 2011   Right now, one thought is beginning to infest the mind of millions of Americans from sea to shining sea: taxes.  That’s right, we’re fully in … Continue reading →

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November 14, 2010 – "Inundated in the Aroma of Grace"

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Title: “Inundated in the Aroma of Grace” Text: Luke 21:5-19 Day: Proper 28C Date: November 14, 2010 It all happened so quickly.  And it was all so unexpected.  On Thursday, I was walking out of the gym and heading to … Continue reading →

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November 8, 2010 – "The Great Therefore"

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Title:          “The Great Therefore” Text:           Hebrews 12:1-2 Day:           Funeral Sermon for Jeanne House Date:          November 8, 2010 “We are encompassed by a cloud of witnesses, whose hearts throb in sympathy with every effort and struggle, and who trill with joy … Continue reading →

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November 7, 2010 – "Forming a Following"

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Title:          “Forming a Following” Text:           Luke 6:20-31 Day:           All Saints’ Sunday C (2010) Date:          November 7, 2010 Well, I don’t know about you, but I could not be happier that Election Day is in the past.  For months now, we … Continue reading →

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September 5, 2010 – "A New Motivation"

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Title: “A New Motivation” Text: Luke 14:25-33 Day: Proper 18C Date: September 5, 2010 When I first arrived at Messiah three years ago, I spent a lot of time asking many of you two questions: (1) what brought you to … Continue reading →

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May 2, 2010 – "Getting the Picture"

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Title:              “Getting the Picture” Text:               Acts 11:1-18 Day:               Easter 5C Date: May 2, 2010 There are many things I am not good at…this you know already.  I know that I’ve bemoaned my skills as a handyman before, and I have … Continue reading →

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