Category Archives: sermon

Compare and Contrast

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Clark Bunch

After spending several weeks in Matthew’s Gospel let’s spend some time in the Old Testament. That may not be as different as one might imagine.

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We recognized and tried to honor our mothers on Mother’s Day but I did not bring a Mother’s Day message this year. We have spent a number of weeks on Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount and this is the final … Continue reading →

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Ask, Seek and Knock

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Clark Bunch

“Ask and it shall be given…” Would you be surprised if I told we need to consider that verse in context?

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Judging Others

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Clark Bunch

Jesus’ statement to “judge not lest ye be judged” is one of the most quoted and also misused verses of scripture. People pull it out like a trump card without considering the whole counsel of God. Let’s consider this statement … Continue reading →

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Do Not Worry

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Clark Bunch

We continue today in the Sermon on the Mount and finish Matthew 6. Think of not worrying as practicing a spiritual discipline. It’s something we have to be consciously aware of and perhaps work hard at. It worry is a … Continue reading →

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The Resurrection

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Clark Bunch

The resurrection is recorded in all four Gospel accounts, we will read today from Luke 24. Here is a link to He Is Risen, an Easter Poem.

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Lay Up Treasures in Heaven

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Clark Bunch

Part 5 in the Sermon on the Mount series. We need to understand the command to lay up treasures in heaven in the context of what has just come before in Jesus’ sermon. The first half of chapter 6 has … Continue reading →

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The Lord’s Prayer

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Clark Bunch

Part 4 in the Sermon on the Mount Series. The Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6 is part of a larger discourse on not doing things the way others do them which includes giving, praying and fasting. Click here to read … Continue reading →

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What Jesus Said

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Clark Bunch

There are several passages in Matthew 5 that begin with Jesus saying “You have heard… but I say to you…” Jesus is not compelling his audience to do a better job keeping the commandments. He has an entirely different motivation … Continue reading →