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Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... we would expect as we come up to Christmas. What if, riding atop the last float of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, there was not jolly old Saint Nick, but a wild-eyed John the Baptist dressed in a glorified burlap sack? Even the perpetually perky Katie Couric would wince as she offers parade commentary from her reviewing stand, not quite sure what to say. But this is not mid-town Manhattan and this is no Macy's extravaganza. It has been something of a parade though, as people trekked out to the desert ...

2. A Green Couch For God

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... memories from their school proms. Actor Matt LeBlanc recalls that he stuck out like a sore thumb at his junior-high prom in a powder-blue tuxedo. Lorenzo Lamas' date walked out on him when she saw his tux: it was made of yellow polyester. Anchorwoman Katie Couric looks back at her prom picture--in which she and her date wore all-white outfits--and inwardly cries. Actress Lauren Holly went to her prom with the most popular boy in school. She had a great time. But when she got home, Lauren's parents ...

3. Good News about Death

John 11:38-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... sent me.” Jesus raised Lazarus in order to assure those who followed him of who he is. Lazarus’ raising was not permanent. He did eventually die again physically, or else he would still be walking around. Can you imagine that Lazarus on Letterman? Lazarus being interviewed by Katie Couric? “How does it feel, Mr. Lazarus, to be more than 2000 years old?” Death is part of God’s plan. Lazarus was raised from the dead so that you and I would know that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. I don’t know who ...

4. Palm Sunday – Who Is That?

Matthew 21:1-11

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Scott Hoezee

... people begin to ask, "Who is that?" In reply the branch-waving, coat-tossing folks excitedly answer, "Who is this, you ask! Why, it's Joshua Jones, a preacher from North Platte in Nebraska!" "Oh. So it's not Donald Trump? Not Tom Cruise or Katie Couric, not Bill Clinton? Joshua Jones from Nebraska? Oh. That's nice." But then eyes roll, eyebrows rise, and smirks are repressed as the big city folks go back to their big city business. Granted that Jerusalem circa 30 A.D. was not New York City. Granted ...

5. Ready Or Not, Here He Comes!

Luke 3:7-18

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... would expect as we come up to Christmas. What if, riding atop the last float of the Macy'sThanksgiving Day parade, there was not a jolly old Saint Nick, but a wild-eyed John the Baptist dressed in a glorified burlap sack? Even the perpetually perky Katie Couric would wince as she offered parade commentary from her reviewing stand, not quite sure what to say. But this is not midtown Manhattan and this is no Macy's extravaganza. It has been something of a parade though, as people trekked out to the desert to ...

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