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  • Sermon: In the World; In the Truth
    May 12, 2024 Acts 1:15-17, 21-26John 17:6-19 Jesus raised this prayer to God at the end of the Last Supper, after a long address to his gathered followers. He’d called them his friends. He’d warned them of his impending separation from them. He’d told them to love one another. He’d promised them the comfort and … Continue reading Sermon: In the World; In the Truth
  • Sermon: Love. Again.
    May 5, 2024 Acts 10:44-48John 15:9-17 Last week it should have been simple. Believe in Jesus. Love like Jesus. Right? This week… It’s Love. Again. I sympathize if you’re thinking, “Seriously, preacher. You’ve made your point.” But here I am, here we are, with love. Again. Why? I suppose I could be wrong, but I … Continue reading Sermon: Love. Again.
  • Sermon: Shouldn’t It Be Simple
    April 28, 2024 Acts 8:26-401 John 4:7-21 Shouldn’t it be simple? In this sermon we call the First Letter of John – at least, we think it’s a sermon, because it doesn’t open or close like a first century letter – in this sermon we call the First Letter of John, the preacher really only … Continue reading Sermon: Shouldn’t It Be Simple
  • Sermon: Shepherd’s Cornerstone
    April 21, 2024 Acts 4:5-121 John 3:16-24 I’m afraid that “Shepherd’s Cornerstone” is a phrase that doesn’t make a lot of sense. Cornerstones are architectural features of buildings, buildings with foundations. Shepherds in the first century didn’t live in buildings with foundations, at least not very often. Yet the two ideas come together, at least … Continue reading Sermon: Shepherd’s Cornerstone
  • Sermon: God’s Children Now
    April 14, 2024 1 John 3:1-7Luke 24:36-48 “See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are.” Up to this point in the First Letter of John, the author – I guess we’ll call him John, although the name itself doesn’t appear in … Continue reading Sermon: God’s Children Now
  • Sermon: There’s Always One Who Misses Something
    April 7, 2024 1 John 1:1-2:2John 20:19-31 In my life, it must be said, I spend a lot of time in meetings. Meetings of church leaders here, meetings with leaders in other congregations around East Hawai’i, leaders of churches around Hawai’i Island, leaders of churches around the Hawaiian Islands. They’re pastors, they’re lay people, they’re … Continue reading Sermon: There’s Always One Who Misses Something
  • Sermon: Why Are You Weeping?
    March 31, 2024 Isaiah 25:6-9John 20:1-18 “Why are you weeping?” This is a question that may be welcome, and it may not be welcome. “Why are you weeping?” It depends so much on the tone in which the question is asked? How many times have you heard it asked with an accusing tone: “Why are … Continue reading Sermon: Why Are You Weeping?
  • Sermon: The Lord Needs It
    March 24, 2024 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29Mark 11:1-11 On its face, this story in Mark’s Gospel is about Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. We’ve got the crowds shouting, “Hosanna!” which means “Save us!” we’ve got the humble animal, we’ve got greenery spread over the road, we’ve got a quote from Psalm 118 “Blessed is the one … Continue reading Sermon: The Lord Needs It
  • Sermon: Written on the Heart
    March 17, 2024 Psalm 51:1-12Jeremiah 31:31-34 Ah, Jeremiah. Such a cheerful fellow. Kelly J. Murphy writes at Working Preacher, “This is the prophet who cries, ‘Therefore thus says the LORD: See, I am laying before this people stumbling blocks against which they shall stumble; parents and children together, neighbor and friend shall perish’ (Jeremiah 6:21) … Continue reading Sermon: Written on the Heart
  • Sermon: Peculiar
    March 10, 2024 Numbers 21:4-9John 3:14-21 I don’t know if this will surprise anyone coming from me. It might surprise someone that it’s coming from a pastor. There are passages in Scripture I’d just as soon ignore. Sometimes it’s due to relevance. The four chapters of Leviticus setting out the why when and how of … Continue reading Sermon: Peculiar

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