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Prayer as Lament – Advent sermon series 3
Traditionally, the Third Sunday of Advent is known as Gaudete Sunday, a command to rejoice! Be joyful! In all the furtive busy-ness of getting ready for the big day, in all the running around and striving to check off everything … Continue reading
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Advent blessing for the journey
When flying from Ottawa to London or Frankfurt, you leave late in the evening. Almost immediately after departure it is dark. And while most of the journey transpires in the dark of night, the flight over the Atlantic eastward nevertheless … Continue reading
Prayer as Growth – Advent sermon series 1
In the movie, “Good Boys”, three young friends explore the meaning of friendship and growth. On the journey towards maturity, Max, Lucas, and Thor discover what it means to be in a healthy relationship that can change over time. Everything … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, bible, Christian, church, church year, clothing, contemplation, darkness, Ephesians, friendship, Gospel of Matthew, growth, Jesus, Letters of Paul, life, light, light of Christ, liturgical calendar, liturgical year, love, nature, New Testament, Paul, Paul's Epistles, personal growth, prayer, preaching, relationship, renewal, Romans, sermon, sermon series, sin, spiritual growth, spiritual maturity, transformation, Year A
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Behold, your servant!
A few weeks before Christmas, little Benjamin was thinking about what he really wanted for Christmas. This year, it was a Star Wars Lego set. All his friends had this, and he really wanted one. And Benjamin wanted to write a letter to Jesus … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Behold, Christ, Christmas, church, contemplation, discipleship, forgiveness, German tradition, God, Gospel, Gospel of Luke, grace, Jesus, joke, love, Luke, Lutheran, Magnificat, Mary, maturity, New Testament, pray, Reformation, sermon, servant, spiritual growth, vision, Worship
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Christmas funeral sermon: God-with-us love
Please read 1 Corinthians 13 (v.1-8,13); Romans 8 (v.35,37-39); Matthew 28:20 In a popular Christmas movie, Home Alone, a family plans a European vacation for Christmas. The relatives all arrive for the big event. But in all the commotion the … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, alone, bible, celebration, Christian, Christmas, Christmas story, faith, Five Love Languages, funeral, funeral sermon, God, grace, Home Alone, hope, Immanuel, Jesus, John O'Donohue, love, Lutheran
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