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Proper 28 • Zephaniah 1:7–16 • November 16, 2014
In sum, this is the basic biblical narrative in a nutshell, with the new creation brought about in the presence of King Yahweh incarnate in…
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Advent 2 • 2 Peter 3:8–14 • December 7, 2014
The goal of the sermon is not for the hearer to make time for witnessing and outreach as if it is another thing the baptized…
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Proper 8 • Jeremiah 28:5–9 • June 29, 2014
How do we know if a prophet speaks the truth? We know by seeing whether what he said actually happens.
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Easter 7 • 1 John 5:9–15 • May 17, 2015 Testifying in the Courtroom
In true Johannine fashion, the apostle offers us a contrast between two opposing principles at war with each other, namely, the way of the Son…
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Proper 23 • Isaiah 25:6–9 • October 12, 2014
Jesus’s own resurrection, however, is a first fruits and so a foreshadowing of that day. In his Son Jesus, Yahweh has initiated his eschatological reign…
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Story-Lines of Scripture and Footsteps in the Sea
The aim of furthering Christian living in mission and community is entirely valid, provided it does not take upon itself ultimate goals. Nor is there…
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19 – To what or to whom does Chapter 14?
Dr. Lessing explains that Isaiah 14: 5-12 are about the death of Sargon II.