Restoration Is the Goal
Our Lent series on forgiveness jumps to the end goal of forgiveness, which is the restoration of God’s good. We heed St….
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Learning Forgiveness
For Lent this year we’re studying forgiveness: Forgiveness from God, forgiveness with one another, giving and receiving. Today we introduce the series…
Read moreMission, Courage and Suffering
St. Paul writes from prison that his readers should live worthy of the gospel. What does this mean? Is it only about…
Read moreThe Binding of Isaac
Years after God promised Abraham a son, Isaac was finally born. Abraham’s journey of faith was just beginning, though. God told Abraham…
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We’re continuing our series The Stories We Tell Ourselves, in which we survey stories from scripture that show us who God is, who…
Read moreBetter 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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In Philippians 2.1-16 Paul puts the cross shaped life of Jesus right at the center of what it means to be the…
Read moreExecution or Coronation
In Mark 15.1-41 we have the familiar scene of Jesus on the cross. Mark is showing us that what seems to be…
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Today marks Transfiguration Sunday, which the church traditionally celebrates on the Sunday before Lent begins. On our journey through Mark, it so…
Read moreHarsh Words in Context
From Mark 8.22-9.1 we get a saying of Jesus that is often unfairly used to motivate agreement and action. Jesus said, “If…
Read moreThe Kingdom Versus the Legion
From Mark 5.1-20 comes the story of Jesus’ encounter with the outcast of all outcasts: a Gentile in Roman country, demon-possessed and…
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Our summer series, Why the Church Needs You, concludes with a look at 1 Corinthians 1.26-31. In a world seeking power and knowledge,…
Read moreWe Had Hoped and We Will Hope Again
Final sermon in our series Apathy and the Passion from Luke 24.1-32: “We Had Hoped and We Will Hope Again.”
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The sermon from our Palm Sunday service, continuing our series Apathy and the Passion to finish off Lent. Today’s sermon from Luke 19.28-48…
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Fifth sermon in our Lent series Apathy and the Passion. This morning we’re in Luke 7.31-50: “Merciful Transgression.”
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This is the third sermon in our Lent series Apathy and the Passion titled “Gratitude and Shame” from Colossians 3.12-17.
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Peter Hough’s sermon on Mark 6.30-44: “Compassion” for the Lent series Apathy and the Passion.
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Of First Importance
Peter Hough’s sermon on 1 Corinthians 15.1-23: “Of First Importance.”
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Far More Can Be Mended than You Know
Sermon on Isaiah 53 this morning was a reading from Francis Spufford’s book Unapologetic: Why, Despite Everything, Christianity Can Still Make Surprising Emotional…
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Peter Hough’s sermon on 1 Corinthians 15.1-28: “We’ve Got Good News.” (Special thanks to Star Militzer for the series image.)
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