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Baptized with a flood

Posted on: Monday, February 27th, 2012 in: Sermons

Tile: Baptized with a flood Text: Genesis 9:8-17, Mark 1:9-15, 1 Peter 3:18-22 Date: Feb 26, 2012, First Sunday of Lent Author: Isaac S. Villegas “[A] Christian life is nothing else than a daily Baptism, once begun and ever continued.” ~ Martin Luther, 16th century[1] My garden is coming back to life — crocuses, daffodils, [...]

Our God comes

Posted on: Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 in: Sermons

Title: Our God comes Text: Mk 9:2-9 Date: Feb 19, 2012 Author: Matt Elia Our God comes, the Psalmist says, and does not keep silence. This is my beloved son, shouts a darkness in the clouds, listen to him. Our God comes—and does not keep silence. This is my son—listen to him. Several Saturdays ago, [...]

Healing

Posted on: Monday, February 13th, 2012 in: Sermons

Tile: Healing Text: 2 Kings 5:1-14, Mark 1:40-45, Ps 30 Date: Feb 12, 2012 Author: Isaac S. Villegas   I was in New York City last week, which turned out to be the right place for the Superbowl, although I didn’t have the endurance to stay up late and watch the Giants win. While in [...]

What does it mean to be healed?

Posted on: Thursday, February 9th, 2012 in: Sermons

Title: What does it mean to be healed? Text: Mark 1:29-39 Date: Feb 5, 1012 Author: Scott Schomburg Mark’s gospel begins in the middle. His first written lines form our imaginations for the rest of the story.  He writes, “This is the beginning of the good news about Jesus.”  What follows is the narrative of [...]