A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church, Boise, Idaho February 6, 2011 Isaiah 58:1-14 Shout out, do not hold back! Lift up your voice like a trumpet! Announce to my people their rebellion, to the house of Jacob their sins. Yet day after day they seek me and delight to know my ways, as if…
A Sermon preached January 9, 2011 at Southminster Presbyterian Church. Isaiah 42:1-9 Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry or lift up his voice, or make it heard in…
A Sermon preached at Southminster January 31, 2010 Mark 12:1-27 Much like last week’s text, our passage from Mark’s gospel has some similarities to other gospel texts, but is, in my hearing, a little harsher than the versions told in Luke 20 and Matthew 21. I had a hard time trying to figure out why…
A Sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church March 15, 2009 1 Cor 1:18-25 This passage from Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth is one of my favorites. I love it because it best illustrates Paul’s gift of radical grace. But not all Presbyterians are fans of Paul, because he is often cited only…
A Sermon Preached at Southminster Presbyterian Nov 30, 2008 Mark 13:24-37 Isaiah 64:1-9 For those of you who were hoping for a nice, cozy, and comfortable entrance into Advent, let me apologize right now. Our texts this morning are anything but comfortable. They are unsettling. If we’re listening, we should be both excited and horrified…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian September 28, 2008 by Marci Auld Glass Exodus 17:1-7 Philippians 2:1-13 Since we’ve been moving through this Exodus text these past weeks, I’m sure it is no surprise to you that the Israelites are still where we left them, complaining to Moses and their God, still having trouble understanding…
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