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(2011-08-08 06:38:31)
June12,2011(PentecostSundayA)John16:5-11“TheTRUTHHurts!”I’lllistafewnamesforyouhere–seeifyouknowwhattheyhaveincommon:formerPresidentBillClinton/formerNewYorkGovernorEliotSpitzer/formerpresidentialhopefulJohnEdwards/formerCaliforniaGovernorArnoldSchwarzenegger.Theyweremenlivinginthepoliticalspotlightwhoheldwithinthemselvesdirtylittleshamefulsecrets.Theytriedtokeeptheirsinshidden,buttheTRUTHcame...[阅读全文]
(2011-08-08 06:37:24)
June5,2011(Easter7A/Ascension/Confirmation)1Peter5:8-11“VICTORIOUS....or....victimized?”Ijustgotsomewonderfulnews(sorryconfirmationstudents,thishasnothingtodowithyou)...itseemsthatIamgoingtobefabulouslyrichverysoon!Igotthisemail–apparentlysomewealthydictatorinNigeriadied,andtheyneedhelpingettinghismoneyoutofAfrica.AllIhavetodoisletthemdepositthelumpsuminmybankaccount–over21milliondollars–cove...[阅读全文]
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May29,2011(Easter6A)Acts17:22-31“PeopleofOttawa.....”IwouldloveitifGodwouldletthegreatmissionary–theApostlePaul,comeandspendsometimeinourcongregation.Whatwouldhethinkofourchurch?Whatwouldhethinkofourcommunity/ourcity/ourwayoflife?Howmuchcouldwelearnfromhisexperiencethatwouldhelpusreachlostsoulshereinourtime?Well–beforewecanbringtheApostlePaultoOttawa,weneedtotakeatriptoAthens.InsomewaysAthensw...[阅读全文]
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May22,2011(Easter5A)John14:8-12“OpenupyourEYES,andseewhatisrightinfrontofyou!”You’reoutonawalkbyyourself–and,allofasudden,aspotlightfromheavenshinesdownonyou–andyouhearthevoiceofGod:“Mychild,Iloveyouverymuchandhavebeenwatchingoveryouallyourlife–askmeforanythingyouwant,andIwillgiveittoyou.”So....whatwouldyouaskfor?Youdon’thavetoshareit,butchoosesomething.“Ah–comeonpastor,thisiscrazy!”No...[阅读全文]
(2011-08-08 06:33:46)
May15,2011(Easter4A)John10:1-10“TooDEEPforSHEEP?”OneofthechallengeswehaveingainingadeepunderstandingandappreciationforGoodShepherdSundayisthatmostofusarecityslickers.Howmanyofyouhaveactuallyworkedwithsheepandtrulyunderstandtherelationshipandinteractionbetweenashepherdandhisflock?(probablynotmany...ifanyofus)BackatJesus’daypeoplereallydidunderstandwhatitwaslikeworkingwithsheep.Theyknewshepherdsa...[阅读全文]
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May8,2011(Easter3A)Luke24:13-27“SpecialFORCESonaSpecialMISSION:”Becauseofrecentevents,theU.S.NavySeals(andespeciallySealTeam6)havereceivedalotofhonourandpraise.NewsmediaaroundtheworldaretalkingabouttheirsuccessfulmissionthattookoutOsamaBinLaden.ThePresidentoftheU.S.himselfmetwiththemandpraisedthemfortheirheroicmission.Theseguysarethe“sharpendofthestick”–theremayonlybeabout2,500USNavySeals,but...[阅读全文]
(2011-08-08 06:30:33)
May1,2011(Easter2A)John20:21-23“StoppingtheSinSnowball!”So–whatdidyougetforEasterthisyear?Thekidsmightbethinking,“Chocolate–Easterbasketsfilledwithgoodies!”Theadultsmightbethinking,“Uhh–wedon’tgivepresentsforEaster.”IguessI’mgladthatEasterhasn’tbecomeascommercializedasChristmashas–but,forChristians,EASTERisevenbiggerthanChristmas,andthegiftsthatGodgivesusbecauseofEasterarethemostexpen...[阅读全文]
(2011-08-08 06:29:21)
JudgesIntroduction:DidJesusREALLY–physically,bodily,RISEfromthedeadonthefirstEaster?Thisquestionisofvitalimportanceandeveryoneneedsaclearanswertoit.So,today,we’regoingtohaveatrialofsorts.Notacriminaltrialtodeterminewhetherornotsomeoneisguiltyofacrime....but,atrialtodeterminewhethertheresurrectionofJesusChristisfactorfiction.Toaccomplishthistrial–Iwillserveasjudge.TherewillbetheProsecutionwhowil...[阅读全文]
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Introduction:I’mgoingtodosomethingheretodaythatI’veneverdonebeforeaspastorofthiscongregation,andI’llmostlikelyneverdoitagain.I’mgoingtoreadadirectquotetoyoufromthemuslim“HolyBook”–thekoran:Surah4:157reads,“And[for]theirsaying,‘Indeed,wehavekilledtheMessiah,Jesus,thesonofMary,themessengerofAllah.’Andtheydidnotkillhim,nordidtheycrucifyhim;but[another]wasmadetoresemblehimtothem.Andindeed,th...[阅读全文]
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