Sermons

It is the Time for Peace with Justice in Colombia

April 28, 2013
Psalm 34:1-14
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Let’s start with an important theological question: How many of you enjoy eating avocados, guacamole, or just plain avocado? Raise your hand please! By noticing how fast the avocado salads […]

Hearing Voices

April 21, 2013
Psalm 23, John 10: 22-30, Revelation 7: 9-17
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Today is Good Shepherd Sunday. Sometimes the lectionary, the prescribed readings for the day picked out years and years ago, are just what we need. After this week of intended […]

Unity is non-negotiable

April 14, 2013
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Introduction Good morning. It’s a pleasure for me to be with you this morning. I have heard about the good things happening here at Hyattsville, and have read several news […]

Peace Be With You

April 07, 2013
John 20: 19-31
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Easter Sunday has a reputation among pastors. For those who care about numbers, Easter Sunday has the highest attendance all year. This Sunday, the first Sunday after Easter, has a […]

Rising to Life

March 31, 2013
Luke 23:55- 24:12, Psalm 118
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Christ is risen. (Christ is risen indeed.)  Alleluia. Last week I perked up when I heard Garrison Keillor say (in a rebroadcast of Prairie Home Companion) that the preachers in […]

Should We Do Anything About A Murder?

March 17, 2013
Deuteronomy 21: 1-9; Mark 12:28-31
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I imagine something like the following conversation took place after a body was found in the wilderness in ancient Israel. “There’s been a murder. Did you hear?” “Oh, No. Who […]

See everything has become new

March 10, 2013
Psalm 32; II Corinthians 5:16-21
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May the words of my mouth and the meditations of all of our hearts, be acceptable worship in your sight, oh God, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 32 32:1 […]

This Year Try Manure

March 03, 2013
Luke 13:1-9, Isaiah 55:1-9
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There is something so rich about this parable.  When you find manure in the bible you can’t just let it sit there in a steaming pile, you have to dig […]

These Forty Days

February 17, 2013
Deuteronomy 26:1-11, Luke 4:1-13
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I don’t know how it was for you but this past week the transition from Fat Tuesday to Ash Wednesday was a bump I couldn’t miss. The Mardi Gras meal […]

Transfiguring the Mountain

February 10, 2013
Luke 9:28-43
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Alleluia! God be with you. And also with you. What a wild story this is — Jesus in dazzling white, an appearance by Moses and Elijah, a voice from heaven. Can […]

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