Tag Archives: Matthew 4:1-11
Sermon: Chocolate, Milton, and Lent Event
I have given up chocolate for Lent. I do this at least every few years and I always feel a little ridiculous about it. Jesus is walking towards his death, the most humiliating, painful and lonely death the Roman Empire could impose, and to show my solidarity with his journey I am giving up a completely voluntary sweet treat. Continue reading
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Tagged Ash Wednesday, Genesis 2:15-17 3:1-7, Lent, Lent 1, Lent Event, Matthew 4:1-11, UnitingWorld, Year of Matthew
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Sermon: Who is welcome? Sinners.
We can come to God with all our messiness and sickness and failure, and know that we are welcome. God’s door is open to us, and all we need to do is walk through it. Our sins are forgiven. Continue reading
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Tagged Ash Wednesday, death, Lent, Lent 1, Matthew 4:1-11, sin, sinners, sins, welcome, Year of Matthew
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Sermon: These things are not ‘sent to try us’
The question of why dreadful things happen to people remains, but the answer is never, ‘because God is testing us’. Continue reading
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