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Category Archives: Preaching
Thoughts on Bread and Wine, Church and Covenant
Today I’ve been working on catching up on the sermon audio part of the site, with the recordings from the (Sermon on the) Plain, and James. Additionally, I also had these recordings from the day where we recently focused more … Continue reading
Do Not Judge—A Sermon from Luke 6:35-42
I told somebody this past week that the sermon for today could really only last a few seconds. Don’t get your hopes up, it’s going to be longer than that, but it seems like I should be able to just … Continue reading
Posted in Luke, Ministry, Preaching, Sermon Manuscript
Tagged condemn, Do Not Judge, grace, Jesus, Luke 6:37, sermon, Sermon on the Plain
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Powerless Preacher, Powerful Word
I think every preacher worth more than his salt has a memory chest full of moments like mine from this past Sunday. It had been a tight week, the sermon had puzzled me all week, and when it was finally … Continue reading
The Other Beatitudes—A Sermon from Luke 6:20-26
Everybody knows the sermon on the mount. Unfortunately, if I got up this morning and started reading, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who [yawn] mourn, for they will be…”, … Continue reading
Posted in Luke, Ministry, Preaching, Sermon Manuscript
Tagged beatitudes, Jesus, Luke 6:20-26, poor, poverty, rich, Sermon on the Plain, wealth
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Cedar Lane Sermons are Online!
The blog is continually evolving, particularly as I can transition it out of job search mode. I’ve been gradually working towards fixing some of the structure behind the blog and figuring out what kind of blogging is going to best … Continue reading
Sermon on the Plain—Cedar Lane Edition
This past Sunday’s sermon was our introductory foray into the sermon on the plain, an extremely distilled dose of Jesus’ vision of what his disciples are like. Part of the challenge of this past week’s sermon was to get in … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Discipleship, Luke, New Testament, Preaching, Translations, video
Tagged discipleship, Jesus, preaching, Sermon on the Plain
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The Call – A Sermon from Exodus 3
(This is part two of the Exodus Sermon Series. The Sermon audio for the series is here.) Today, we move in our series on Exodus to a well known section, the appearance of God to Moses in a burning bush. … Continue reading
A Note about Sermon Manuscripts
I’m going to publish sermon manuscripts here from time to time, and I wanted to say a little bit of how the manuscript functions for me. It is rarely a word-for-word version of what actually gets delivered from the pulpit, … Continue reading
Cry Out – A Sermon from Exodus 2:23-25
(This is the first in the Exodus Sermon series. The audio for the entire series is here.) Israel was indeed a nation born of promises. It was an entire nation that traced its lineage back to one man, Abraham, a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Exodus, justice, Old Testament, Preaching
Tagged cry out, Egypt, Exodus 2, Israel, justice, oppression, power, redemption, sermon, suffering
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Anticipation
Last weekend, I was in Six Flags with a group of kids, many of whom were roller coaster rookies. It heightened my awareness of the roller coaster process. One of the most brutal, and exciting, stages is that first climb. … Continue reading