Tag: god
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The Cutting Gospel: Separating the Should and Should Not
John 18:1-27- Imagine the Divine Impulse Have you ever been disappointed in yourself after acting on impulse? Considering how frequently in the Gospels Peter acts on impulse, I imagine he was disappointed in himself often. But I am convinced that our impulsive action in ignorance does not disappoint God as much as it disappoints us.…
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The Gospel of Grow: Tangled Up in You
John 15: I Don’t Know if This Ends The first sermon I preached during my first job in ministry was from John 15. 8 months later, the last sermon I preached during my first job in ministry was from John 15. That was 7 years ago. And since then, I’ve learned a lot about why…
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The Gospel of Go: Home is Who you Come Back To
John 14: The Many Rooms We Come To 14:3 “ And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. 4 You know the way to the place where I am going.” Jesus the carpenter’s son, tells his disciples…
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The Betrayal and Denial Gospel: When you “Can’t” Control Yourself
John 13:18-38: Shared Bread Psalm 41:9 Even my close friend, someone I trusted, one who shared my bread, has turned (lifted up their heel) against me. The thing about betrayal, the thing about denial that allows both of them to deal damage is intimacy. Truth be told, I give as much credence to ridicule or…
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The Cleansing Gospel: My Favorite
Sufficiency This currency of mine it will lift you like a house hung from a balloon or a wife off her feet by her husband This urgency of time let it pass you like the drive in a car to vacation like angst before returning home This destination is a comma in the adventure where…
The Reconstructed 