care for the vineyard

A sermon for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, preached at the 8am and 10:30am Sunday services Matthew 21:33-46 My favorite place in the entire world is up on a mountain (or a big hill). I have a number of these spots that I can recall in my life, whether it be at the top of …

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storytelling

A sermon for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost, preached at the 5:30pm Saturday and 8am Sunday services Matthew 22:1-14 The gospels, at their heart, are a collection of stories. Now, this is not a sermon about how the gospels are simply stories that teach us things, but aren’t real, and shouldn’t be regarded as such, …

authority

A sermon preached on the 17th Sunday After Pentecost at the 5:30pm Saturday and 8am Sunday services Matthew 21:23-32 The religious leaders of the temple in Jerusalem are concerned. Here comes the man Jesus, rumors of his actions and teachings reaching their ears before he even arrives, marching into the city to shouts of hosanna, …

forgive

A sermon for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, preached at the 10:30am service Matthew 18:21-35 The message last week was clear: the fulfillment of the law is love. Furthermore, if one sins against you, we are to approach that person seeking reconciliation with them. And if they refuse, we bring in more and more of …

fulfill the law

A sermon for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, preached at the 8am service Matthew 18:15-20; Romans 13:8-14 photo (comic) credit: Coffee With Jesus  by Radio Free Babylon It’s telling how often the new testament and gospels speak of law, and how often the answer to that question of law boils down to one simple refrain: “Love …