Sermon: ForeignersOctober 12, 2025Scripture: Luke 17:11-19 On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. In the hierarchy of places for an ancient Jew, you couldn’t beat Jerusalem. It was the holy city, the city for pilgrimage and festivals. It was the center of not just society but the … Continue reading Sermon: Foreigners
Sermon: Joy and WeepingSouthside Christian Church, Jacksonville, FloridaApril 6, 2025Scripture: John 12:1-8 We live lives of joy and weeping. There are times when we laugh more, and times when we cry more. And there are many times when we can’t seem to separate the joy and weeping. When we must hold one and be reminded … Continue reading Sermon: Joy and Weeping
Sermon: A Lenten Feast – or – Letter to the DeportedPeace Presbyterian Church, Jacksonville, FloridaMarch 23, 2025Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-9 (NRSV) Isaiah 55:1 – Hear, everyone who thirsts; come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 55:2 – Why do … Continue reading Sermon: A Lenten Feast – Letter to the Deported
Sermon: Action Figure JesusSouthside Christian Church, Jacksonville, FloridaMarch 3, 2023Scripture: John 2:13-22 Let me tell you about my childhood action figures. One of my earliest faint memories is of taking my Superman action figure to childcare for show and tell. He had no arms, so not quite as Super. Another memory from a little later … Continue reading Sermon: Action Figure Jesus
Sermon: “Stop and Go” If the passage the last time I preached was a fast moving scene, between Jesus and Nathaniel, then these 10 verses are even faster and more intense. Those words, faster and more intense, are evidently ones that Filmmaker George Lucas used when his actors in Star Wars asked for guidance on … Continue reading Sermon: “Stop and Go”
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