The Offering of Common Kindness—Mt 25:31-46 In the age of cellphones, it’s even easier to pass by people who may be in need.  Surely, they have phones too.  Surely, there’s…
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The Purpose of Prayer

September 24, 2023
Jesus has been telling those who want to be his followers about the sort of life they are to live.  He has been telling them about the disposition of the…
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Who Supplies Our Need

June 25, 2023
Jesus went up on a mountainside.  What’s it like to be on the mountain?  We tend to think of the high hills of Israel as grassy, like mountain meadows, maybe…
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Holy Boldness

April 30, 2023
One thing I can guarantee you: if you follow Christ, it’s eventually going to get you in trouble.  There are many in situations of authority and influence who do not…
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In Our Time of Waiting

December 11, 2022
“Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming” (5:7).  Easy for him to say.  A sense of helplessness can make it hard to wait; so, too frustration, and…
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Asking at Midnight

September 25, 2022
Growing up, I’d sometimes ask my father for some money.  He didn’t often have much, but I don’t recall him ever saying no.  Later, when I was away at college…
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Real Help for Real Need

June 12, 2022
          I want a church where real need can find real help; I believe that you want that, too.  When I preach, I aim to make the heart of my…
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Surprised at the Tomb

April 17, 2022
Morning has broken, like the first morning.  Not one of those slow, sad women thought that.  Easter doesn’t begin with joy; it was just a slow, sad walk to the…
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Not What You Know but . . .

February 13, 2022
Between what we last heard from Luke and what we just heard, Jesus has performed additional healings, called additional disciples, and established that he is the Lord of the Sabbath:…
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He Didn’t Say No

September 5, 2021
Who’s up for a fifteen hour walk?  It’s about fifty miles from the Sea of Galilee to the city of Tyre, going northwest.  That’s almost to Eagle Lake.  The walk…
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