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Adam Dooley
May 2008
08.03.08Proper 13Genesis 32:22-31Some things in life are so obvious they need no explanation. Who would anticipate, for example, a...
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Adam Dooley
May 2008
07.27.08
Proper 12
Genesis 29:15-28
One of the strangest phenomenons of recent years is the ever-changing perception of sin in...
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Don M. Aycock
May 2008
07.20.08
Proper 11
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
Jesus often taught people by the ancient method of telling stories that made points....
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Don M. Ayock
May 2008
07.13.08
Proper 10
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
Jesus once gave His followers a lesson in determining who belonged to His family. He...
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Don M. Aycock
May 2008
07.06.08
Proper 9
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
Few questions in life face us with such stark choices and answers as this one: “Who...
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Tim McQuade
March 2008
All of us have trusted someone with our lives. We may have done so as we boarded an airplane placing our lives in the hands of the...
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Tim McQuade
March 2008
June 22, 2008
Proper 7 (A)
Matthew 10:24-39
If you know a surprise is coming it’s not very surprising. When you are tipped off...
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Derl Keefer
December 28, 2008
1st Sunday After Christmas
Luke 2:22-40
The shepherds have returned to their flocks. Seared into their memory is the brush of angel wings, an angelic choir and the original version of the "Hallelujah Chorus." The angel choir rows are empty, and the angel trumpeters are silent. They have returned to their heavenly spots to watch the unfolding drama of the earthly visitation of God as He walks the dusty streets and trails of Israel. The angels will listen with awe as He interacts with humanity. They will especially be interested in His three years of "rabbinic teaching," horrified at the crucifixion but elated at resurrection morning.
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Derl Keefer
December 21, 2008
4th Sunday of Advent (B)
Luke 1:26-38
In a Christmas sermon, Billy Strayhorn, wrote that modern technology was making it much more difficult to "unwrap" Christmas: "It has given...
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Derl Keefer
December 14, 2008
3rd Sunday of Advent (B)
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
"‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and...
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Jonathan Kever
December 7, 2008
2nd Sunday of Advent (B)
2 Peter 3:8-15a
I enjoy traveling to new places, experiencing different cultures and the peculiarities that distinguish cultures. I enjoy the different architectures...
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Jonathan Kever
November 30, 2008
1st Sunday of Advent (B)
1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Decorating the house, writing cards, shopping for gifts, Christmas tree hunting, grocery lists, preparations for guests or preparations...
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Jonathan Kever
November 23, 1008
Christ the King (A)
Ephesians 1:15-23
When we hear the word enlightenment it conjures up all kinds of images—everything from a meditating, levitating contemplative to a pointy-eared,...
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Rick Ezell
November 16, 2008
Proper 28 (A)
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
Suppose you attend a play in a great theater. Before the play begins, noise, bustle, confusion and movement can be heard from behind the curtains....
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