A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho October 10, 2015 Deuteronomy 5:1-21, 6:4-9 Here’s the video we used to open worship. Last week, we heard of Moses’ being claimed by God and called by God to lead God’s people out of slavery in Egypt. And he does. The Hebrew people then have…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho on July 5, 2015 Mark 6:1-13 It is hard to go home again, isn’t it? Jesus has already experienced this in Mark’s gospel. A few chapters ago, after people accused him of being possessed by the Devil… “A crowd was sitting around him; and they…
A sermon preached on Pentecost at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho May 24, 2015 Acts 2:1-21 Ezekiel 37:1-14 I read and preach these texts every year. They are some of my favorite passages of scripture. And just when I think I understand them, and that I’ve got them figured out, the Holy Spirit starts…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho May 10, 2015 John 15: 9-17 Abide. That was the word that stuck with me all week from this short passage. To remain. To continue. To stay. To dwell. To reside. To put up with. To tolerate. To withstand. To wait for. In ways both…
A Sabbath Sermon from Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho Psalm 23 (trans. by Robert Alter) The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. In grass meadows He makes me lie down, by quiet waters guides me. My life He brings back. He leads me on pathways of justice for His name’s sake. Though…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho April 19, 2015 Luke 24:36b-48 1 John 3:1-3 Our text today is not dis-similar from last week’s text from John’s gospel, where Jesus appears to his disciples, offers them peace, calms their fears, and prepares them for the work ahead. Luke tells the story differently…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho April 12, 2015 John 20:19-29 Last week, on Easter, we left the women, or I should say, they left us behind at the tomb, running in terror and amazement and saying nothing to nobody. Today’s passage from John’s gospel tells us that that as soon…
A sermon preached at Sabbath worship on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho. Jeremiah 18:1-10 Isaiah 64:8-9 2 Cor 4: 7-12, 16-18 (Tonight in worship, everyone was invited to take a piece of clay to work during the service. During the time of confession, people were asked to destroy what…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho March 1, 2015 Mark 8:31-37 Before our story you heard this morning, Jesus has just asked his disciples “who do people say that I am?” And then he asks them, “who do you say that I am?” And right after this passage, Jesus is transfigured…
A Meditation/Time of Confession from Sabbath Worship at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho on January 24, 2015 selected verses from the Book of Jonah The last time I was flying home from a trip, I was struck by the pronouncement made by the flight attendant as they closed the door. I’d heard it before,…
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