A Story Worth Living
Today we begin a new summer series on the power of our stories with a look at one 1 Thessalonians 1. The…
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Better for One to Die
For Palm Sunday’s sermon, we pick up in John’s Gospel just before the Triumphal Entry: John 11.45-53. Jesus has just raised Lazarus…
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We look today at John 15.9-17, zeroing in on Jesus’ distinction between servants and friends. As we marvel at Jesus calling us…
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Jonah is the disobedient prophet who was called beyond the borders of his people, his nation, and his compassion. We catch up…
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Mark 10.32-52 contains the most direct teaching Jesus offers in Mark’s Gospel on discipleship and leadership. Prompted by his disciples’ jockeying for…
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For the sixth Sunday of Easter season a sermon from John 5.1-16 titled “Threatened with Resurrection.” Jesus asks us, “Do you want…
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Fourth sermon in our Lent series Apathy and the Passion. This morning from Mark 1.14-20: “Courage to Live a Better Story.”
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The Alton Mission 