by Stephen Phelps | Jul 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
download a PDF of this textlisten to this sermon Text on Sunday, July 25, 2010 Luke 11: 14-23 Jesus says to one who is testing him, “Every kingdom divided against itself becomes a desert.” In Matthew’s version—“No house divided against itself will stand.” (Matt...
by Stephen Phelps | Jul 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
download a PDF of this textlisten to this sermon Text on Sunday, July 10, 2010Luke 10: 25-42 Luke tells this story so differently from Mark. Mark has it that Jesus picks just these two commandments from among hundreds and calls them great, to which the lawyer rejoins,...
by Stephen Phelps | Jun 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
download a PDF of this textlisten to this sermon Text on Sunday, June 27, 2010 2 Kings 2: 1-1 Wherever the Jordan appears in the Bible, train your heart to listen for a song of liberation. The great spirituals affirm this, but you might wonder, Why the Jordan?...
by Stephen Phelps | Jun 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
download a PDF of this textlisten to this sermon Text on Sunday, June 20, 2010Colossians 3: 12-17 My life flows on in endless song above earth’s lamentation. I hear the sweet, though far-off hymn that hails a new creation. Through all the tumult and the strife, I hear...
by Stephen Phelps | Jun 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
download a PDF of this textlisten to this sermon Text on Sunday, June 13, 2010Luke 4: 16-30 There aren’t many stories in the Bible about actual worship services. It seems odd. Although the scriptures are central to our worship and to the Jewish tradition; and although...
by Stephen Phelps | May 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
download a PDF of this textlisten to this sermon Text on Sunday, May 16, 2010 1 Corinthians 12: 12-27 Religious leaders, Jesus tells his disciples, “love to have people call them ‘reverend’ and ‘doctor.’ But you are not to be called that,” he...
by Stephen Phelps | May 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
download a PDF of this textlisten to this sermon Text on Sunday, May 9, 2010 Mark 5: 1-20 For more than ten years, in every week or two, I have spent a couple of hours in conversation and reflection with men in the prisons at Attica or Sing Sing—men who...
by Stephen Phelps | May 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
download a PDF of this textlisten to this sermon Text on Sunday, May 2, 2010Acts 11: 1-18 Does God change God’s mind—ever? You may not have one mind on this question, and some may change theirs this morning. Consider. Old Testament stories are not shy to show God, as...
by Stephen Phelps | Apr 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
download a PDF of this text Text on Sunday, April 25, 2010Luke 6: 27-38 You know the excitement of getting a brand new machine with more features and buttons than the salesperson could show you at the store. For this one it’s a new computer or a game box or a car, for...
by Stephen Phelps | Apr 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
download a PDF of this textlisten to this sermon Text on Sunday, April 18, 2010Mark 16: 1-8 So they fled the tomb in terror and amazement and said nothing to anyone. That is how Mark ended his gospel story. Most of your Bibles will show a few more verses offering a...
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