Category: Luke
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Looking Back to go Forward sermon from Luke 5
The author of the book of Luke was purposeful in giving an “orderly account” of the events in Jesus’ life- even before Jesus’ earthly life- to help us to discern who he really was. When Simon was told to drop his nets in Luke 5, what made him respond and do it even when it…
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When Rules Matter More Than People sermon from Luke 13
“It’s not of the letter, but of the Spirit,” shared someone with me about my sermon from 2 Corinthians 3:6. Yes! I appreciated hearing that summary. See how it fit my take on the Lectionary C Gospel Reading for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, from Luke 13:10-17. Today’s sermon called “When Rules Matter More than…
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Parable of the fig tree sermon from Luke 13:1-9 for Lent
I saw new faces today at the First Presbyterian Church of Clifton! But we collectively felt and experienced the absence of several others not present with us in the body on 23 March 2025. Just the thought of this reminded me of my last sermon preached here in late January titled, “Are you ‘a part’…
