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Jesus Stills a Storm

Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, June 21st, 2015 Text: Mark 4:35-41Revised Standard Version (RSV) Jesus Stills a Storm 35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” 36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them […]

The Use of Parables

Sermon for the Third Sunday after Pentecost, June 14th, 2015 Text: Mark 4:26-34 Revised Standard Version (RSV) The Parable of the Growing Seed 26 And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed upon the ground, 27 and should sleep and rise night and […]

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

Sermon for the Second Sunday after Pentecost, June 7th, 2015 Text: Mark 3:20-35 (MSG) 20-21 Jesus came home and, as usual, a crowd gathered—so many making demands on him that there wasn’t even time to eat. His friends heard what was going on and went to rescue him, by force […]

Born from Above

Sermon for Trinity Sunday, May 31st, 2015 Text: John 3:1-18 The Message (MSG) Born from Above 3 1-2 There was a man of the Pharisee sect, Nicodemus, a prominent leader among the Jews. Late one night he visited Jesus and said, “Rabbi, we all know you’re a teacher straight from […]