Reading: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Mark 11:1-11
This is the last sermon in our "Engage" series. This last Sunday was, of course, Palm Sunday, and so we wrapped up our discussion of how to engage our faith and actions by seeing how Jesus chose to confront the authorities of the world. Hopefully we're not too surprised to find out that for the time being, at least, confrontation must be a part of living in God's kingdom.
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Preached on April 5, 2009 at PLWC.
Showing posts with label Lent 2009. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lent 2009. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Engage: Healing
Reading: Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:14-21
This is the fourth installment of our "Engage" series for Lent. This week we saw that Jesus viewed himself as being God's means to offer healing to a perishing world, and that healing involves much more than simply healing one's physical ailments.
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Preached on March 29, 2009 at PLWC.
This is the fourth installment of our "Engage" series for Lent. This week we saw that Jesus viewed himself as being God's means to offer healing to a perishing world, and that healing involves much more than simply healing one's physical ailments.
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Preached on March 29, 2009 at PLWC.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Engage: Transformation
Reading: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Mark 8:31-38
"Transformation" is our code word for "holiness" for this sermon. As we continue on through Lent, learning who Jesus was and why he went to the cross, we are narrowing the focus of our engagement of our faith and actions. This week it's personal: our faith in Christ should truly transform us over time into people who are more and more marked by his cross.
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Preached on March 22, 2009 at PLWC.
"Transformation" is our code word for "holiness" for this sermon. As we continue on through Lent, learning who Jesus was and why he went to the cross, we are narrowing the focus of our engagement of our faith and actions. This week it's personal: our faith in Christ should truly transform us over time into people who are more and more marked by his cross.
Click here to view a manuscript of this sermon.
Preached on March 22, 2009 at PLWC.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Engage: Worship
Reading: Exodus 20:1-17; John 2:13-22
This is the second sermon in our "Engage" series for Lent. Since Lent is a time of self-examination, we're focusing on ways we can engage our faith with our actions. This week we looked at engaging more directly with God through worship.
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Preached on March 15, 2009 at PLWC.
This is the second sermon in our "Engage" series for Lent. Since Lent is a time of self-examination, we're focusing on ways we can engage our faith with our actions. This week we looked at engaging more directly with God through worship.
Click here to view a manuscript of this sermon.
Preached on March 15, 2009 at PLWC.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Engage: Others
Reading: Jeremiah 31:31-34; John 12:20-33
Technically we're starting Lent a week late at PLWC, but we had some missionaries with us last week. Our Lent will be focused on engaging our faith with our actions if a variety of ways, and we're beginning by focusing on engaging with other people. The plan is to pray for and hopefully invite people to join us either for our week of prayer during Holy Week or for our Easter services.
Also, the sermon worked a little differently this time around. The introductory part of the sermon came earlier in the worship service than normal, so if, while you're reading, you think I was being particularly long-winded, try to think of it as 25% more sermon for free.
Click here to view a manuscript of this sermon.
Preached on March 8, 2009 at PLWC.
Technically we're starting Lent a week late at PLWC, but we had some missionaries with us last week. Our Lent will be focused on engaging our faith with our actions if a variety of ways, and we're beginning by focusing on engaging with other people. The plan is to pray for and hopefully invite people to join us either for our week of prayer during Holy Week or for our Easter services.
Also, the sermon worked a little differently this time around. The introductory part of the sermon came earlier in the worship service than normal, so if, while you're reading, you think I was being particularly long-winded, try to think of it as 25% more sermon for free.
Click here to view a manuscript of this sermon.
Preached on March 8, 2009 at PLWC.
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