The Story of The Women

Reading: John 20:1-18

We're continuing to see how the resurrection of Jesus forever changes the lives of the people who encounter him, this time by hearing the story of "The Women," a story of those who had been nameless being given an identity and a place in the kingdom of God.

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Preached on April 25, 2010 at PLWC.

The Story of Peter

Reading: John 18:15-18, 25-27; 21:1-19

We're continuing to look at people in the New Testament who were changed by an encounter with the risen Christ.  This week we focused on the story of Peter.

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Preached on April 18, 2010 at PLWC.

The Story of Thomas

Reading: John 14:1-7, 20:19-31

The lectionary text for this week dealt with the famous story of Doubting Thomas, which is certainly appropriate since the original event took place about a week after Easter.  Opponents of Christianity (and religion in general) often enjoy taking potshots at us because we are, in their view, figures of authority who want to squelch all independent thought and questions.  Maybe a closer look at Thomas can help rehabilitate that particular view, though...

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Preached on April 11, 2010 at PLWC.

Come Awake

Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; John 20:1-22

We had a great Easter at Pocono Lake Wesleyan; I hope you did, too.  For our worship this year we explored the question of whether humans are meant to slowly decline, year after year, into death, or whether we are meant to become more and more alive and awake as we grow older.

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Preached on April 4, 2010 at PLWC.