Category Archives: Matthew
Judgment – A Sermon for Christ the King Sunday, Year A
This sermon is based on Matthew 25:31-46. ———- Maybe you’ve seen one of these signs in a store – a gift shop perhaps, some small mom and pop type of establishment, a place where they want to warn you not to shoplift, but they also want to issue the warning in the most polite way [...]
Bulletin Cover for Joshua 24:15
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Bulletin Cover for Matthew 25:13
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Powerpoint Slides for Matthew 24:1-13
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It’s All About Love
Here is my sermon for Sunday, 26 October 2008. It is based on the following Scriptures: Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Leviticus 19:1-2, Leviticus 19:15-18, and Matthew 22:34-46. It is also for the following days in the liturgical year: Proper 25A, Ordinary 30A, and Pentecost 24A. ———- She loves me . . . She loves me not . [...]
What Belongs to God
My sermon for Sunday, 19 October 2008 was based on Psalm 24, Isaiah 45:1-7, and Matthew 22:15-22. It was written for the following Sunday: Proper 24A, Ordinary 29A, or Pentecost+23A. Below is a tag cloud for the message. answer asked authority belongs caesar claim coin competing easier emperor face fact flag gentile give god gospel [...]
Bulletin Cover for the Greatest Commandment
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Initial Thoughts for Preaching this Sunday – Proper 23A, Ordinary 28, Pentecost 22A
There is a wealth of preaching material in the passages for today. I am struck by the following themes: Exodus 32:1-14 – God “changes” God’s mind about destroying Israel because of the golden calf incident. This happens after Moses pleads with God on the people’s behalf. I particularly like the dialogue between God and Moses. [...]
"The Test" – My Sermon for Sunday, August 17, 2008, Proper 15A, Ordinary Time 20A, Pentecost 15A
The sermon is based upon the gospel reading for today – Matthew 15:21-28, in which Jesus basically calls a Canaanite woman a “dog.” ———- Today’s gospel lesson has certainly caused many people problems,because a casual reading of this text makes it appear that Jesus is being rude, even cruel in his response to a Canaanite [...]
Do We Really Believe – My Easter Sermon for 2008
Based on Colossians 3 and Matthew 28 John Irving, writing about his novel “A Prayer for Owen Meany,” has this to say about his title character:As a full-grown adult, Owen Meany will stand only five feet tall and weigh only one-hundred pounds –the minimum acceptable size for the U.S. Army,As a child, he’s so small [...]
