The beauty of the Bahama Islands is one of those precious few things in life that is beyond description. I can describe for you how the ocean and the sky on a bright, sunny day are both so blue, the horizon is indistinguishable. The sky just disappears into the sea. But the true beauty, the …
Month: April 2019
Sermon: Mark 1:29-39
Grace and peace… Our text is Mark 1:29-39 There was this one time, at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. My brother Andrew and I, along with 2 other fishermen, James and his brother John,we had just started following Jesus around. When the Sabbath came, Jesus took us to the synagogue. We never heard anyone teach …
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Grace and peace Our text this morning is Luke 4:1-13 Today is the First Sunday in Lent. Lent is a time of reflection. We reflect on our sins during Lent to prepare our hearts and minds to receive Jesus and His cross. The cross is where God removed the veil, that is to say, took …
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You and I have now traveled together one week in our lenten journey toward the cross and our redemption. But we still have a ways to go. For whatever reason, modern evangelical Christianity has chosen to use neither creeds nor sacraments. The creeds are statements of what we believe, and the sacraments are proof of …
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In our text from Luke chapter 13, we have another young man, Jesus, tells His companions that certain death awaits Him in Jerusalem, and that His death will benefit everyone everywhere. “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve,” Jesus said, “and to give-up His life as a ransom for many.” (Mark …
1 Corinthians 10:6-12
TEXT: 1 Corinthians 10:6-12: We live in a time today when the practice of medicine, both the art and the science of it, has solved many problems. What physicians are able to do today could be described as “miraculous” when compared to the limitations physicians faced in the past. Yet in one part of our …
Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven
“Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.” Whether we know it or not, these are perhaps the most difficult and challenging words we will ever pray. We know very well what we want from God; its likely why we’re praying in the first place. We know what our will is, but …
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Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us
The Lord’s Prayer. We pray it every time we come together to worship. We pray it every time we celebrate the Lord’s Supper. And hopefully you pray it first thing every morning and/or last thing every night. Its prayed at the bedside of the sick and dying. And it has been the final words many …
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TransfigurationSermon2019
Grace and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Our text this morning is the gospel reading, Matthew chapter 12. Here on the mountain Peter, James, and John found themselves witnessing the unveiling of God’s heavenly glory. There was no time to rest, Jesus was now on …
5EpiphanySermon2019
Grace and peace… Our text this morning is Mark 1:29-39 My name is Peter. I was one of Jesus’ very first disciples; some say I was the leader of the disciples, but it was nothing official. It’s just that I was always there, and I always had something to say, including things that got me …
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