The concentration camp at Dachau was liberated on a Sunday in April, 1945. One week later, Greek and Serbian Orthodox prisoners celebrated Easter in the camp Barracks. Priests wore make-shift vestments over their blue and white striped prison uniform. They sang the liturgy, read the Scriptures, and even recited a sermon by St. John Chrysostom, …
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It was a dark and stormy night.
“It was a dark and stormy night.” Those are the words of “Snoopy” the beloved beagle in Charles Schultz’s “Peanuts” cartoon. Among ‘Snoopy’s’ many adventures and interests, he flies a World War II Sopwith Camel, and sleeps on the roof of his doghouse. “Snoopy” is also a famous writer whose works are always rejected by …
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In our text this morning, the Apostle Paul has written to the church in Ephesus. As we take a look at what he wrote, we see that God created us to be a temple of His Holy Spirit, and to glorify Him by what we do and don’t do with our body. Paul knew that members …
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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 …
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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