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Gratitude and Grace and What God Requires: A Sermon on Micah
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Gratitude and Grace and Giving: A Sermon for Thanksgiving Sunday
Scripture can be found here...I am going to tell you a story some of you will remember, because I’ve shared it with you before. But for some of you it will be brand new.I am going to tell you a true...
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How Long? A Sermon for Advent 1 on Habakkuk
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Advent Evening Prayer: Meditation on Luke 1:26-55
Scripture can be found here....I grew up on the protest songs, the songs of liberation of the 60’s. Well, to tell you the truth, I grew up on “Build Me Up, Buttercup” and anything by the Partridge...
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A Righteous Man: A Sermon on Matthew 1:18-25
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The Christmas Story: A Sermon for Christmas Eve
Scripture can be found here..... A few years ago, a woman was standing in the check-out line at the grocery store a few days before Christmas. She overheard the following conversation, between the...
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A Weeping, Wandering God: Sermon on Matthew 2:13-23
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The Dangers of Baptism: Sermon on Matthew 3:1-17
Christmas is over. Jesus is all grown up now. The shepherds and astrologers have all gone home, the starlight has dimmed, and the sounds of the angel-song have faded away. In today’s gospel passage...
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The First Temptation of Christ: Sermon on Matthew 4:1-17
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The Light of the World: A Sermon on Matthew 5:1-20
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On Worry and Wildflowers: A Sermon on Matthew 6:24-35
Joan Fontaine in "Rebecca," 1940.Scripture can be found here....If you’re looking for a really wonderful old movie, a great grande dame of a film in black and white from the glamour days of Hollywood,...
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On Holding On and Letting Go: A Sermon for Transfiguration and Baptsim Sunday
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On Burdens and Gifts: A Sermon on Matthew 18:15-35
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This blog will no longer be updated with new sermons after Sunday February 22. All meditations and sermons for Union Presbyterian Church will now be found on our website, upcendicott.org, under...
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Wisdom and Compassion: Sermon on 1 Kings 3:4-28
"Solomon the Wise" by Gustave DoréScripture can be found here... They say “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Well, actually, Solomon says it,...
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I've mentioned below that my sermons can now be found at the Union Presbyterian Church website, upcendicott.org.I am also starting a new, more personal blog. "A Swimmer in the Fount." An explanation of...
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Oh, What a Night! Sermon on Ruth 3:1-18
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A Burning Bush
Detail, Burning Bush/ Tree of Life Quilt by Janet RutkowskiExodus 3:1-8I hardly dare ask... I know we have no right... But Michael Brown, I must ask this great favor, this unspeakable gift. Trayvon was...
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The Beloved Community: Sermon on Ruth 4:1-22
Ruth and Naomi by He QiScripture can be found here...We come today to the last act of the Book of Ruth, and we find ourselves in the middle of what truly feels like a romantic comedy—one last obstacle...
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The Forest for the Trees: Sermon on Genesis 2:4b-22
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Trouble in the Land: Sermon on Genesis 3:14-19, 4:8-16
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Deep River: Sermon on Revelation 22:1-5
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But- And- A World Communion Sunday Meditation
Scripture can be found here and here....Have I mentioned how very much I loved studying Hebrew in seminary? There was something about it that I never expected: the pure astonishment when I realized I...
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A Way Out of No Way: Sermon on Joshua 24:1-15
And that means, if you are a slave in Egypt or a slave in Montgomery, and you are longing for freedom, God can make that happen. God can make a way, even if it seems there is no way. That is the gist...
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