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Matthew 27:1-16 · Luke 22:66--23:25 · John 18:28-40; 19:1-16 · Mark 15:1-15

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Lori Wagner

Optional Prop: Youtube: 3-year-old Mateo Makes His Case for Cupcakes: "Linda, honey, just listen." [Optional beginning: Three-year old Mateo has just tied an end around his “No Cupcakes” with his Gramma, and is making his case as to why he should have his cupcakes. Normally, he calls his mother “Momma.” But when he’s arguing, his mother is “Linda, honey.” Wonder where he got that from? This video ...

27. Preaching Unpopular Truth - 1943

John 18:38

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Kent Moorehead

In such tense and terrible times as these, every sincere minister of Christ who takes seriously the prophetic function of his vocation, must readily recognize the cogent relevancy of this theme and the importance of dealing with it practically and realistically. To that end I have raised with myself four obvious questions: Why? What? When? How? Why preach unpopular truth? Why not be adroit, skill...

28. Hail, King!

Jeremiah 23:5-6 · Psalm 93 · Revelation 1:4b-8 · John 18:33-37

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Will Willimon

Let's talk politics! Do I detect a groan? You say that you are sick of politics? That you have had enough of Republicans and Democrats and want to hear of nothing more controversial than basketball? I have a political proposal for you. I couldn't present it during the heat of the campaign, but now the time is right: What we need in this country is monarchy. That's right. A king. Think about it....

29. A Stand-in for Royalty

John 18:33-37; Revelation 1:4b-8

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King Duncan

I don’t know what you plan on doing when you turn 95 years old. Have you given it much thought? I think I’ll be glad to get out of bed and eat a nice meal and spend some time with people I love. I don’t think I’ll need an alarm clock or a daily schedule to keep up with all my activities. I’m pretty sure I won’t be as busy as Queen Elizabeth II. Her Royal Highness attends over 400 events each year,...

30. Who Is The Prisoner? Who Is The Judge?

John 18:33-37

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Frank Ramirez

The Elder John Kline (1797-1864) was a doctor, a carpenter, a preacher, and an elder among the Dunkers, one of the Plain People. Kline’s home was near Linville Creek, Virginia. He, like all the Dunkers, lived peaceably with his neighbors, which is not surprising since the Dunkers believed in non-resistance to violence. For the most part his people stayed out of politics, but from their arrival in...

31. King of Nobody’s Castle

John 18:33-37

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Lori Wagner

“You are the King of nobody’s castle.” That’s what a woman named Delores used to say to her husband when he became demanding and moody. Ralph could be a nice enough guy sometimes, particularly to his buddies down at the shop or at the bar; but other times, particularly to Delores, he could be downright ornery and mean. Today was one of those days when he wasn’t happy with anything. Ralph was a gu...

32. What Is Truth?

John 18:1--19:42

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Schuyler Rhodes

Tonight we gather in darkness to hear a tale of darkness. It is, for many of us, a familiar story. This is the story of the arrest, torture, and execution of Jesus. It is a difficult and bloody narrative that concludes this night with his being laid in the tomb and with each one of us praying and processing what all this means in this time and this place. I know. For some, the mention of the word,...

33. Facing Death

John 18:1-19:42

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April Yamasaki

“That was a good funeral.” Before becoming a pastor, I wouldn’t have understood what she meant, but now I could agree with this senior member of my church. We had just said goodbye to one of our dear saints who had been an active volunteer in the church and community until she had fallen ill, who had remained on good terms with all of her family who surrounded her with love and care, who had been...

34. Nothing Special Friday

John 18:1-19:42

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Mary Austin

If you were out at work this morning, or running errands, you know that most of the world is having a typical day today. People are going to the bank, to exercise, to shop for groceries. People are going to work and coming home. They are getting coffee, standing in line for a bagel, and chopping food for dinner. They’re typing away, writing emails, developing code, designing buildings. Other peo...

35. Christ, Our King

John 18:33-37

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Thomas C. Willadsen

Today is the last day of the church year. The church year starts four Sundays before Christmas, so next week when I wish you all a happy new year, I hope to get a better response than blank stares. The last Sunday of the church is called both “Christ the King” Sunday, and “Reign of Christ” Sunday. This festival goes all the way back to 1925, when Pope Pius XI added it to the calendar. It was set a...

36. Christ, Our King

John 18:33-37

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Thomas C. Willadsen

37. The Voice of Truth

John 18:33-37

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Lori Wagner

“What is truth?” That is the missing question from this week’s lectionary reading. It’s an important question. As we celebrate Reign of Christ Sunday, we find ourselves watching Jesus’ interaction with Pilate the eve before his death. The Jewish authorities have handed him to the Romans in hope they will sentence him to death, as the Priests and Pharisees had no power to do so in their own courts....

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