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Sermon for 23 October

Leviticus 19:1–4, 9–18 1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:  2 Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them:  You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.  3 You shall each revere your mother and father, and you shall keep my sabbaths: I am the … [Read more…]

Sermon for 30 October

Jeremiah 31:31-34 31The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.32It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a … [Read more…]

Sermon for 16 October

First Reading:               Isaiah 45:1–7 1 Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him and strip kings of their robes, to open doors before him — and the gates shall not be closed:  2 I will go before you and level the mountains,  I … [Read more…]

Sermon for 9 October

 First Reading                                    Isaiah 25:1–9 1 O LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you, I will praise your name; for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.  2 For you have made the city a heap, the fortified city a ruin; the palace of aliens is a city … [Read more…]

Sermon for 2 October 2011

First Reading                                                                                                         Isaiah 5:1–7 1 Let me sing for my beloved my love-song concerning his vineyard:  My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.  2 He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat … [Read more…]

Sermon for 25 Sep 11

First Reading                   Ezekiel 18:1–4, 25–32 1 The word of the LORD came to me:  2 What do you mean by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, “The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge”?   3 As I live, says the Lord GOD, this proverb shall no more … [Read more…]

Sermon for Sunday 18 September

First Reading                                                             Jonah 3:10—4:11 Chapter 3 10 When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring upon them; and he did not do it. Chapter 4  1 But this was very displeasing to Jonah, and he became angry.  … [Read more…]

Sermon for September 11, 2011

First Reading                                                                                         Genesis 50:15–21 After Jacob’s death, the brothers of Joseph begged for forgiveness for the crime they had done against  him.  You intended to do me harm, Joseph said, but God used this as an opportunity to do good and save many lives. 15 Realizing that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers … [Read more…]