Sermons from 2016

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July 10, 2016 – The Gospel of Luke

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Sermon Series: Journey Through The Gospels The Gospel of Luke is the only gospel written by a gentile. Luke brings another voice and perspective to how we can see and understand the life and impact of Jesus. Today we look at the major themes in Luke’s gospel through the example of an outcast hero. Samaritans […]

July 3, 2016 – Christ’s Open Invitation: R.S.V.P. in Love

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Communion Sermon: Christ’s Open Invitation: R.S.V.P. in Love In Luke’s gospel, Jesus’ mission to proclaim good news to the poor is realized in the restoration of relationships with God and a new community by the power of God’s unconditional love and grace. Jesus’ message of forgiveness, as understood by Luke, offers a new and radical […]

June 5 – The Gospel of Mark

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Communion Sermon: The Gospel of Mark Mark is thought to be the oldest/earliest gospel of the four in the New Testament, written between 65-70 AD. Mark is used as one of the main sources in both Matthew and Luke. It is an outward focused document, written for Greek speaking gentiles rather that the insider group […]

May 29 – Journey Through the Gospels

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Sermon: An Introduction to the Gospels Christ followers invented the literary genre of Gospel. The New Testament includes 4 gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Each of them tells the story of Jesus of Nazareth. Each of them tells the story differently. Some parts have great alignment and other parts are unique to that gospel. […]

May 22 – A New Heart: Aldersgate Sunday

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Sermon: This Week we celebrate Aldersgate Sunday. On May 24th, 1738, a broken John Wesley went reluctantly to a small group bible study on Aldersgate Street in London. Wesley wrote in his journal, “In the evening I went very unwillingly to a society in Aldersgate Street, where one was reading Luther’s Preface to the Epistle to […]

May 15 – Pentecost

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Sermon: Today the church is born. Pentecost was one of the three pilgrimage celebrations for the children of Israel. All who could make their way to Jerusalem would gather and remember the Festival of Shavuot – the First Fruits of the Temple and the Feast of Weeks – also called Pentecost, the 50 days. The birth […]