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Tag Archives: Transfiguration
Sermon: The beauty of the mountains
Mountains are beautiful, but even if we feel ourselves to be living on the plain, even if our lives seem weary, stale, flat and unprofitable, God’s Son, the Messiah, walks beside us on the exodus that will ultimately lead us to the kingdom of God. Continue reading
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Tagged Exodus, Exodus 34:29-35, Glory, Luke 9:28-36, Mountains, Psalm 99, Transfiguration, Year of Luke
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Sermon: Living in the face of death
I am almost sure that this was not what the writer of the books of Kings intended, but for me today’s story is a parable about love in the face of death. When everything tells us to turn back, not to take the hard journey of love, if we have the courage to continue to love we see a revelation of God. Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Kings 2:1-12, covid19, death, Elijah, Elisha, Mark 9:2-9, Transfiguration
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Sermon: Do not be afraid
Sermon for Western Heights Uniting Church Transfiguration, 23rd of February 2020 Exodus 24:12-18 Matthew 17:1-9 ‘And [Jesus] was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly there appeared to them Moses … Continue reading
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Tagged Exodus 24:12-18, Fear, Madeleine L'Engle, Matthew 17:1-9, Transfiguration, Year of Matthew
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Sermon: Love in the face of Death
Life ends in death; and the lives of those we love might end at any time. Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Kings 2:1-12, death, Elijah, Elisha, love, Mark 9:2-9, Transfiguration, Year of Mark
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Sermon: Do not be afraid of this story
When I heard that one of the Electra-Lights had asked whether Adam and Eve were real I knew it was time for us to start talking with them about the nature of the Bible. Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Books, Exodus 24:12-18, Madeleine L'Engle, Matthew 17:1-9, reading, Story, Transfiguration, Year of Matthew
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