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Fasting from Injustice

Isaiah 58 is an indictment of those who would embrace religion and spirituality, but not their neighbor. The chapter begins a bit…

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Posted on February 9, 2020 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Come As You Are

Mark Barigye, our intern this semester from Greenville University, preaches from Mark 5 on the story of Jesus healing Jairus’s daughter and…

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Posted on April 7, 2019 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Glory!

St. Paul says we should set our minds on things above, not on earthly things (Colossians 3.2-4). What does he mean by…

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Posted on June 10, 2018 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

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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Posted on March 25, 2018 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Healing Friendships

John 5.1-15 tells the story of Jesus going where people who are disabled, forgotten, and facing poverty gather for healing. There he…

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Posted on March 18, 2018 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Why Did You Wait?

From John 2.1-11 comes the famous story of Jesus turning water into wine at a wedding party. When the new wine comes…

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Posted on March 4, 2018 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Body and Blood

From Matthew 15.21-28 comes a story in which Jesus’ use of a racial insult provides a test of what is in a…

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Posted on August 20, 2017 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Children on the Threshold of the Kingdom

Christie Malave preaches today on Jesus’ interaction with a teacher of the law in Mark 12.28-34. The teacher wants to know the…

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Posted on March 19, 2017 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

The True Temple

In Mark 11.12-25 Jesus has made the climb to Jerusalem and now the tension in the story is increasing. Jesus walks straight…

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Posted on March 12, 2017 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Jesus, Teach Me How to Read

We all come to scripture with lots of commitments. We’re already committed to certain beliefs, desires, and practices. The way we think…

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Posted on February 12, 2017 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

The Poor Help Us Keep the Sabbath

Our last week addressing the question, Why does the church need the poor? This week we listen to Luke 13.10-17, in which…

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Posted on August 28, 2016 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Threatened with Resurrection

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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Posted on May 1, 2016 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized
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