If the question is “What would Jesus do” the answer could be have a fish fry. I don’t know about fish first thing in the morning but if you were a fisherman by trade it’s probably not that weird.
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The Mystery of Godliness
He was manifested in the flesh,
vindicated by the Spirit,
seen by angels,
proclaimed among the nations,
believed on in the world,
taken up in glory.
Jochebed: A Mother’s Day Sermon
I have preached this sermon before but we’ve had enough turn over that no present today, with the exception of my family, was there to hear it before. Amram and Jochebed were the parents of Moses. I reckon he turned out all right; here are some things we can learn from his mother.
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The Song of Moses
In yesterday’s sermon on worship, I briefly mentioned the Song of Moses. The daily Bible reading that I’m doing on The Master’s Table is in Exodus 15 today. Half of that chapter or more is Moses recounting what God has done for the children of Israel, and then his sister picks up a tambourine and leads other women as they sing and dance. The Bible is filled with people that worship and it is clear that’s what God wants his people to do. Here is a link; I’m not going to try to sing Hebrew poetry in English but I will read it to you.
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Worship
What is worship? Why do we do it, exactly what are we doing? Almost more of a workshop than a sermon, we will identify various elements of worship and attempt to answer these questions.
I’ve Been Reading the Bible Lately
Okay, I’ve been reading the Bible pretty consistently since 1988. But here lately, starting on March 1st, I’ve been reading one chapter per day and then offering some comments, discussing translation choices, etc. I started at Genesis 1. As Julie Andrews said in The Sound of Music “Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start.”
I decided to read one chapter per day out loud and then offer discussion. There have been a few comments but no lengthy comment threads or debates in the discussion as of yet. The decision to record myself reading and then post online created some issues, however. Any modern translation is still covered by copyright. My translation of choice is the ESV but any modern translation has restrictions from the publisher on how much of the text you can reprint and even greater restrictions on how many verses you can read out loud. The KJV and ASV are in the public domain… but they are so old. Now if you prefer reading the King James that’s fine; the best Bible translation is the one you will actually read and plenty of people not only read King James but in many cases that is the only Bible they read and they feel very strongly about it. My only issue is that is not the language we speak on a daily basis. I believe everyone needs a Bible translation they can read in their first language.
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Celebrate the Resurrection!
The tomb is empty. Jesus is alive and lives forevermore. Death, hell and the grave have been defeated. It’s good news.
He is Risen, an Easter poem
In the early hours of the morning, after the Sabbath had ended,
a few women walked toward his grave to finish matters left unattended.
They carried spices for anointing, to honor custom and tradition.
For he had been quickly laid in the grave on the day of Preparation.
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He Cannot Save Himself
I posted the poem early this morning then preached the sermon at 11 a.m. (The poem is in there too.)
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He Cannot Save Himself
We do not have a Good Friday service at Unity so today, on Palm Sunday, we will discuss Jesus final arrival at Jerusalem to observe Passover, known as the triumphal entry and the events of Holy Week that end in his crucifixion. Easter is not the time to preach the crucifixion, Easter is a day to celebrate the resurrection. Today is for palm branches and shouting “Hosanna” contrasted with the humility of Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey. By the end of Holy Week, or Passion Week, Jesus will be arrested, tried and hung on a cross. It looks like winning at the beginning of the week and that all hope is lost by the end. But the world often has their winning and losing backwards, at least in the eyes of God.
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After spending several months preaching through Romans (with a little break in December for Advent and Christmas things) I did a very rare thing for us on Sunday morning: something different. I went through that list of sayings and catchphrases, statements often repeated, and added a little context and backstory to each one. These will all be things you’ve heard me say before and will probably hear again sooner or later.
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