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Torah

An Unsavory Character Receives God’s Favor

23-Jul-17 Genesis 28:10-17 Part 1 Jacob is an unsavory character. I was originally going to call him a jerk, but after some reflection, I decided that the term was probably not appropriate for a sermon, and so I changed it to unsavory character. That might be a little more appropriate, but only because a couple […]

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Gospels

They Could Have Done It

09-Jul-17 Matthew 14:13-23a Our passage this morning opens and closes with Jesus’ very human need to be alone to pray and to grieve. He has just learned that his friend and relative has been beheaded by Herod. John the Baptist had been the prophetic forerunner of Jesus’ ministry, and now John has been senselessly murdered. […]

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Gospels

Let’s Have A Wedding!

02-Jul-17 Matthew 11:1-19 John the Baptist is in prison, and like most people who are in prison, he’s got plenty of time to think. And what John is thinking about mostly, is Jesus. John got himself arrested and put in prison shortly after Jesus began his ministry. John was kind of a rough-edged fellow, both […]