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John 1:35-42 Ed. Note: What follows is more an outline than a manuscript. This passage is about transition. Starts out: John is with 2 of his disciples. Ends up: Jesus is with 2 of his disciples. One of John’s disciples makes the transition, the other – we don’t know. But the one who does, . . . → Read More: Translators Needed John 1:1-18 We had in the neighborhood of 185 people here on Christmas Eve. Now this morning, on the first Sunday of a new year, we gather again, a slightly smaller crowd. Today, now that all the hype is gone, it’s time to listen to the Christmas story again. But today, we hear it . . . → Read More: Christmas, Revisited Matthew 2:13-23 Allow me to read to you briefly from this morning’s New York Times: President Robert Mugabe, left, and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai have an unwieldy partnership. Mr. Mugabe appears to be preparing to crush any opponents in the next election. After nearly two years of tenuous stability under a power-sharing government, fears . . . → Read More: The Day After Matthew 1:18-25 During the season of Advent and Christmas we often hear about Jesus’ mother, Mary. Today though, the Scripture focuses on her quiet husband, Joseph. Unlike Mary, Joseph could not be a vessel for the Messiah. For Mary, it was immaculate conception – for Joseph, it was utter embarrassment. Our story takes place in Galilee. Out . . . → Read More: Angelic Advice
[Ed note: During the children's time prior to the sermon, we read The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.] After the story of The Giving Tree, we’re left with this old stump. It was once a beautiful apple tree. It once was green and fruitful and full of life. But what’s left is not much to look at. Perhaps good for sitting on, but mostly now forgotten, a bygone. It’s a picture of so many things in life that were once beautiful, that gave us joy, that were full of life, but now are only shadows of what they once were. It’s a Biblical picture. Read more: This Old Stump |
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