Posted in Sermon Notes on Aug 16th, 2012
Taste and See: Learning to Praise the Lord Psalm 34:1-8, NRSV Reflections The miserable idea that God should in any sense need, or crave for our worship like a vain [person] wanting compliments, or a vain author presenting his books to people he never met or heard of him, is implicitly answered by the words, […]
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Posted in Sermon Notes on Aug 8th, 2012
The Bread of Life John 6:24-35, NRSV Reflections We never seem to be satisfied with what we possess or achieve; we are restless and crave what is novel.As Plato puts it, we are like leaky vessels. It is as though we were containers into which we keep pouring things, but we never get filled up […]
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Posted in Sermon Notes on Aug 3rd, 2012
Created for Good Ephesians 2:1-10, NRSV Reflections Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can […]
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Posted in Sermon Notes on Aug 3rd, 2012
In Defense of Thomas John 20:24-31, NRSV Reflections Faith is to believe what we do not see, and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe.— St. Augustine Scars and wounds of our lives Thomas is a sincere doubter, not cynical He has his ups and downs in his faith journey; he […]
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