David and Darkness and Light

A sermon about an ordinary person and extraordinary grace.

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Naming Our Forgiveness

We sin; God forgives. We sin more; God forgives more. As much as any of us sin, God forgives, continually.

A sermon about the Great Litany

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Up the mountain…and back down again

I am inviting you to trust that God is with us as we leave behind the mountaintop that God remains with us, works alongside us, as we walk the valley floor.

A sermon about meeting God, all over the place.

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Learning the whole story

Sometimes you have to know the ending to make sense of the beginning of the story.

a sermon about silence and misunderstanding

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Things passing away

There is no control; there is only listening for the voice of God.

A sermon about control and trusting God.

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Endless Righteousness

How much righteousness is enough?

A sermon about endless work and the endless grace of God.

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Love is more than a notion

Where is God? God is in the middle of it all – whether we can see it…or not.

A sermon about love of God and love of neighbor.

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Just one thing

The Gospel is NOT a bunch of things to do. The Gospel says ONE thing: everything belongs to God.

A sermon on what is God’s and what is not.

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The messiness of the real world

It’s God’s church, but it’s full of people. Wonderful, loving, broken, imperfect, gloriously forgiven people.

a sermon on Galatians, St. Paul, St. Francis, and the wounds of Christ.

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Who goes first?

“Do nothing from selfish ambition.” Come on; this is the real world! Can you imagine living that way?

sermon on an ancient hymn to Christ’s humility

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