Song on the Margins
The angels’ song in Luke 2.8-14 comes in an unlikely place to some unlikely people. The gospel announcement to the shepherds living…
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Preach, Be Bold and Rejoice
Our second sermon in the Philippians series, this one comes from Philippians 1.12-26. Paul gives a confident interpretation of his circumstances, though…
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“Everything is meaningless” doesn’t sound like good news. In Ecclesiastes 1.2-11 we get a sense of the tiresome, circular nature of the…
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We’re in the Great Commission again (Matthew 28.16-20) and move on to our next key word: Authority. After some instructions on interpretation…
Read moreRepent and Be Baptized
Repent and be baptized may sound more like old time religion than good news today. But that’s the way Mark’s action-driven Gospel begins. From…
Read moreThe Coming of the Righteous Judge
From Isaiah 11.1-10 we look at the promise of the righteous judge who would come into the world. That may not sound…
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We Are Good News
Peter Hough’s sermon on Mark 4.26-34: “We Are Good News.” We closed with this prayer for the church: Gracious Father, we pray…
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Peter Hough’s sermon on 1 Thessalonians 1.1-10: “The Good News about God.”
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