By Parson Brown, on 9:09 am%
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One little bit of widsom that stuck in my head is a maxim “preach Jesus – he’s preachable”. Its a pithy phrase that sums up Luke 24:27 and elsewhere. That phrase is easiest when you are talking about Jesus’ works and deeds, or when you are talking about the divine nature of . . . → Read More: Sermon – “God does not pass by…” – Mark 6:45-56
By Parson Brown, on 6:46 pm%
Text: Hebrews 4:12-13
We are studying the book of Hebrews for about 6 weeks on Sundays. Last Sunday we read Hebrews 3:1 – 4:13 which is one sermon or section of the book. The theological start by the writer of Hebrews was an assertion of the superiority of Jesus as the son and heir . . . → Read More: A question I left with the Sunday Bible Class
By Parson Brown, on 3:22 pm%
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On reflection this might have been a better sermon for Trinity Sunday, but the text was John 15:25-26 and John 16:4-15 and that came up on Pentecost. The core statement is that we moderns just don’t biblically undertand the Spirit or the personhood of God. We push Father, Son and Spirit together . . . → Read More: Pentecost Sermon – “The Half-Known God”
By Parson Brown, on 11:57 am%
Text: Hebrews 6:1-12
Hebrews is not a book for the lighthearted or the new Christian. Its argument is the centrality and sufficiency of Jesus Christ and it assumes a large background of knowledge about the OT and How God interacted with his people. The ultimate purpose as I’ve read it is to argue apathetic . . . → Read More: The edge of the cliff
By Parson Brown, on 3:44 pm%
Text: Jeremiah 22:13-23
The Spirit of God is often pictured as the Wind. We do not see the wind itself, but we see its effects. The frightening thing about that what happens when we lose the ability to recognize the true prophetic Word from the wind itself? Martin Luther worried about such a . . . → Read More: Shepherded by the Wind