Sermons
I. Introduction
- Omnia vincit amor, according to the ancient Roman poet Virgil, “Love conquers all” – maybe this is what another great Italian poet, Dante, had in mind when he named Virgil as his guide through Hell and Purgatory in his epic poem The Divine Comedy – we
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I. Introduction
- Saying it is so easy, is it not? – we can say “God is love” almost without thinking about it – we have said it so often, and we say it so often, it becomes a sort of a mantra, or a phrase that we say
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I. Introduction
- I recently read an article in Sports Illustrated about a woman named Rhiannon Hull – Rhiannon was a runner, but she is not known for her athletic achievements – she earned a feature article in SI for an act of bravery and self-sacrifice – Rhiannon and
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I. Introduction
- There was quite an uproar here in Columbus last year when the head football coach at the University of Michigan, or as some here say it, that school up north, spoke of The Ohio State University at simply “Ohio,” apparently disregarding the fact that there is
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I. Introduction
- When we first move out into the world on our own, it is not uncommon for us to reject much of what our parents believe or teach – we often think we need to swing like a pendulum away from much or most of what our
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I. In the Garden
- “I have seen the Lord,” Mary Magdalene shouts as she nears the house where Jesus’ friends are still in mourning – they are confused – they are dazed – but surely they are also mourning – no doubt Mary is full of joy and
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I. Introduction
- When I was in Kansas City a couple of weeks ago, Crystal, Thomas, and I went to the World War I memorial there – as we walked through the displays on the causes and participants in the Great War, there were many reminders that that conflict
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I. Jesus in the Temple
- In recent months, I have been surprised at how many passages of the Bible I have read incorrectly – I have begun to wonder if I have ever read any part of the Bible at all – I suppose I should not have
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I. Introduction
- Another word that some Christians have used to refer to baptism, is “christen” – the word refers to the initiation of one, very often a child, into the church – the baptism of infants in those traditions is also the time when the children officially receive
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