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 2 “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. 3And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way. And some of them have come from far away.” 4And his disciples answered him, “How can one feed these...

  What the Conscience Knows – Excuses or Accusations Matthew 5: 20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. The conscience knows that you have to have a certain amount of righteousness in order to please God and enter the kingdom of heaven. ...

Sermon Summary: Trinity 4, June 28, 2015   “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38 give, and it will be given to you.  Stick It To Them – Not What Jesus Meant I think this is one of the most...

Sermon Summary: Trinity 3 – June 21, 2015 (Luke 15) Who Knows the Father?  To know the father is to know the Son. This is the witness of the Bible and it is helpful for us to know who God really is. Every person in their conscience knows God gives rules, enforces them, demand that...

Jesus is About Invitation Jesus is about invitation.  16But he said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many.  And he isn’t just about invitation once and then He’ll drop it, He is about all the time.  17And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those...

Two weeks ago, the risen Christ called his disciples and us His brothers and sisters. We do not deserve this title, but it is a title that we are given because of our Lord’s death and resurrection.  God is your Father because Jesus calls you brother. Last week,  the risen Christ came and stood in...

Jesus Came – Good News or Bad News? It was Easter evening with news still ringing in the disciple’s ears that the women had seen Jesus.  Then, Jesus came and stood among them.  Now, is this good news or is this bad news?  This is quite a relevant question because at the beginning of this...

Sermon Summary: The Resurrection of our Lord The stone was set.  The seal was fixed.  The guard was posted.  The tomb which housed the body of Jesus was never left unattended!  It would not be possible for people to pretend and make up stories.  The purpose of the teamwork was simple – to keep one...

Jesus is Lowly and Gentle Our Lord Jesus is gentle and lowly and full of mercy. “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey (Zech 9).” “28Come to me, all who labor...

Why Were Crowds Following Jesus? The crowds were following Jesus because of the signs that he had performed. They knew him to be one who was full of compassion and forgiveness. A woman had come to him who had lived in adultery all of her life, and he sent her away renewed and forgiven. He...