St. Matthew’s Sermon 12-15-2019

Posted by on Dec 26, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on St. Matthew’s Sermon 12-15-2019 St. Matthew’s Sermon 12-15-2019 What Then Did You Go Out to See? Isaiah 35:1-10, Psalm 146:5-10, James 5:7-10, Matthew 11:2-11 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O God. Amen Last week’s reading was from earlier in Matthew’s Gospel; there we heard John proclaim… “I baptize you with water for repentance, but one who is more...
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St. Matthew’s Sermon 12-08-2019

Posted by on Dec 26, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on St. Matthew’s Sermon 12-08-2019 St. Matthew’s Sermon 12-08-2019 Are You Ready Isaiah 11:1-10, Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19, Romans 15:4-13, Matthew 3:1-12 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O God. Amen In the late 1960’s – early 70’s, when I was coming of age, a new idea sprang up and took root. It’s often called the “New Age Movement” that challenged the status quo of...
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St. Matthew’s Sermon 12-24-2019

Posted by on Dec 26, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on St. Matthew’s Sermon 12-24-2019 St. Matthew’s Sermon 12-24-2019 (Also St. Peter) What Have You Come To See From Luke’s Nativity Story In the voice of Barshabba (Bar-shab-bah). Name given to one of seven shepherds of Luke’s Nativity found in the “Book of the Bee” compiled by Bishop Shelemon in the Aramaic language in the thirteenth century. Wow, nice place ya got here! Much nicer than anything I’m used to; warm, dry;...
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St. Matthew’s Sermon 11-24-2019

Posted by on Nov 26, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on St. Matthew’s Sermon 11-24-2019 St. Matthew’s Sermon 11-24-2019 Let Go Jeremiah 23:1-6, Psalm 46, Colossians 1:11-20, Luke 23:33-43 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O God. Amen Next week we begin our Advent season, the special time of year when we prepare ourselves to receive anew the greatest gift ever given and a time to remind ourselves of the four attributes of that...
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St. Matthew’s Sermon 11-10-2019

Posted by on Nov 20, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on St. Matthew’s Sermon 11-10-2019 St. Matthew’s Sermon 11-10-2019 Joined Together Job 19:23-27a, Psalm 17:1-9, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17, Luke 20:27-38 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O God. Amen We’re already told by Luke’s introduction that the Sadducees didn’t believe in the resurrection of the dead. But, for the sake of better understanding of the argument at...
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