Reading: John 18:33-37; Revelation 1:4b-8
This Sunday was Christ the King Sunday, the last Sunday in the Christian calendar, meaning that we end our year by proclaiming that Jesus Christ is the King of all things. We celebrated at PLWC with a communion service.
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Preached on November 22, 2009 at PLWC.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The End
Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-9; 2:4-12
1 Peter is one of those books that I keep coming around to because I'm continually intrigued by it. This week we looked at one of Peter's assumptions underlying his message in this book. Since our main focus in on glorifying God, he says, we are free to do a lot of things that might be counter-intuitive otherwise.
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Preached on November 15, 2009 at PLWC.
1 Peter is one of those books that I keep coming around to because I'm continually intrigued by it. This week we looked at one of Peter's assumptions underlying his message in this book. Since our main focus in on glorifying God, he says, we are free to do a lot of things that might be counter-intuitive otherwise.
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Preached on November 15, 2009 at PLWC.
Monday, November 9, 2009
One Thing We Know
Reading: Hebrews 9:24-28; 2 Peter 3:1-15a
This week's sermon focused on the Parousia, which is a fifty-cent theological term that basically refers to the return of Christ. It's always fun strolling along these tightropes...
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Preached on November 8, 2009 at PLWC.
This week's sermon focused on the Parousia, which is a fifty-cent theological term that basically refers to the return of Christ. It's always fun strolling along these tightropes...
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Preached on November 8, 2009 at PLWC.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Two Sermons: "The Word of God For/To the People of God" and "Pass It On"
We had a special speaker with us on October 27, so I owe you two sermons for the last three Sundays. The first sermon comes from the difficult book of Hebrews and explores the call of Jesus our High Priest, and the second comes out of the wonderful little book of Ruth.
"The Word of God For/To the People of God"
Preached on October 18, 2009 at PLWC.
Reading: Hebrews 4:14-5:10
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"Pass It On"
Preached on November 1, 2009 at PLWC.
Reading: Ruth 1:1-18, 4:13-22
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Also, I've updated our discussion of spiritual gifts to include the gifts we covered during those two weeks: the gifts of faith, discernment, teaching, leadership, and miracles. Click here to view Reversal: Spiritual Gifts Focus, or click here to read the blog post introducing it.
"The Word of God For/To the People of God"
Preached on October 18, 2009 at PLWC.
Reading: Hebrews 4:14-5:10
Click here to view a manuscript of this sermon.
"Pass It On"
Preached on November 1, 2009 at PLWC.
Reading: Ruth 1:1-18, 4:13-22
Click here to view a manuscript of this sermon.
Also, I've updated our discussion of spiritual gifts to include the gifts we covered during those two weeks: the gifts of faith, discernment, teaching, leadership, and miracles. Click here to view Reversal: Spiritual Gifts Focus, or click here to read the blog post introducing it.
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