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It's strange to many people that the horrific death by #crucifixion of #Jesus is so important to #Christian belief. Here are some of my thoughts on this, in a #sermon for Palm/Passion Sunday in 2019. It's based on the #lectionary texts for this coming Sunday
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https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2022/04/07/the-strange-power-of-the-cross-a-sermon-for-palm-passion-sunday/
The manuscript for today’s #sermon, “Weep and Wonder,” is on my blog. https://jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/2025/04/06/weep-and-wonder/
In this sermon, I look at how leaning into our big, scary emotions (like grief) and cultivating emotions (like gratitude, generosity, and awe) can help us build for the emotional and spiritual fires we face these days.
A #sermon in which the theft of Judas is compared to the extractive nature of the pursuit of “efficiency,” complete a nod the absurdity of DOGE. We are called not to seek efficiency but to community. It also directly contradicts those who would warp the reading to ignore the plight of the poor.
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https://www.youtube.com/live/tzjOad6kJYU?t=1132
Devotional Thoughts and Prayers for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, April 6, 2025
"Where Would You Sit?"
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Sure, we can just write this off as Jesus getting angry and snapping at Judas. But then why would John insist on putting it into the Gospel? What is the prophetic word that Jesus is speaking to interpret this sign?
Judas is thinking of Jesus as a means to an end. Mary sees him as the focus of her life.
The contrast of the attitude of Mary with that of Judas is unmistakable. Mary offered her best to Jesus in sacrificial love; Judas was coldly quid pro quo. Jesus interested him only as a ladder for his ambitions.
And what if that’s true for most of us… would it change how Jesus acts towards us in the end?
You can view the sermon directly at this link.
https://entangledstates.org/2025/04/05/maybe-we-all-have-a-bit-of-judas-in-us-in-the-end/
Happy Sabbath!
Isaiah 61:10 – “I will greatly rejoice in the Lord . . . He has covered me with the robe of righteousness.”
SUNDAY IS FOR PREACHING. What is your #Vice? #Smoking #Sermon
https://rjptalk.wordpress.com/2025/03/30/sunday-is-for-preaching-3/
The manuscript for today’s #sermon, “Water and Wine,” is on my blog. https://jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/2025/03/30/water-and-wine/
In this sermon, water represents the basics we need to survive and wine represents the things we need to thrive, and I say that pursuing both is a way we can “build for the fire.”
#Sermon in a nutshell: Don’t be upset that the wrong people are welcomed into the house.
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I often preach a teaching style sermon. And this week is no different. And it’s a longish one too. But since I wasn’t able to post anything last week because of my trip to Alabama, I figure I had a lot of words stored up inside of me, and I guess that’s why I went long this week.
The title refers to a controversy online about whether or not Christians should have Empathy for other people. Some folks, particularly of my tradition, would say “yes, of course!”. But there are other Christians who have taken a different stance, going so far as to describe the desire to have empathy for another person as a deeply sinful act and one that rejects Christ.
That’s a pretty big difference. But it turns out to be one of mostly manufactured controversy and disagreemnt. It all depends how you define and understand “sympathy” and/or “empathy”.
I try to make my way through the argument, and take as my motiviation this week’s Gospel, the Parable of the Prodigal Son; probably the finest and clearest call to empathy to be found in the stories that Jesus taught us.
You can view the sermon directly at this link.
It took a little longer than usual, but the manuscript for Sunday’s #sermon is finally up on my blog. https://jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/2025/03/26/wake-up-and-wrap-up/
In this sermon, I look at four spiritual practices that can help us build ourselves and our communities for the fires in life: sleep, preparing for the day with prayer, waking up to the injustices around us, and wrapping up the day with gratitude.
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The only way out is through, and the only way through is together.
The manuscript for today’s #sermon, “Welcome and With,” is on my blog.
https://jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/2025/03/16/welcome-and-with/
In this sermon I look at how the spiritual practices of “Welcome” and “With” help us build community, which is a key element for building for the fire.
