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Homily for 23rd Sunday After Trinity (today)
The is the sermon I preached today at Redeemer as our pastor was away.
Twenty-Third Sunday After TrinityNovember 11, 2007Text: Matthew 22:15-22
People say that the two topics you should never bring up in polite conversation are politics and religion because those are two topics about which most people have strong opinions. With another presidential election [...]
Chapel Sermon
Kramer ChapelOctober 8, 2007Text: Mark 11:12-14, 20-24
The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. Then [...]
Preaching to Future Preachers
Here is my seminary chapel homily from this morning:
Kramer Chapel HomilyAugust 2, 2007Text: Acts 26: 1-23
St. Paul was called before kings and governors to explain himself and defend his apostolic ministry. In so doing, he gives us a very nice summary of what a minister in God’s church is to be about.
He [...]
My Higher Things homily 2007
Higher Things 2007Text: Matthew 28:1-8 (Eastertide theme)
Your sins tangle you in the web of death. You think you can get away with it, but you cannot. You think no one will know, but God sees everything. You have convinced yourself that it’s not that big a deal to look at pornography. [...]
How Merciful is God?
Oh, I was just rifling through the pockets on one of my suit coats and came across one of my ubiquitous notepads. I like to always have a pad and pen with me wherever I am so that I can take notes about whatever. I get all kinds of ideas throughout the day.
Often, [...]
Sermon on Acts 9:1-20
Third Week of Easter
April 25, 2007
Text: Acts 9:1-20
Before Paul was called Paul, he was known as Saul of Tarsus. Saul was a highly learned scholar, a Pharisee, an expert in the Law. He was also one of the earliest and more feverish opponents of Christianity. We know from the book of [...]
