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Matthew 26:47-56

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... there. Above the names stand giant bronze figures on horseback. In the first stands Horatio Gates; in the second, Philip John Schuyler; and in the third, Daniel Morgan. But the niche on the fourth side is vacant. The name appears, but the ... was. And that makes God responsible for sin and evil. That, I cannot accept. I believe that Judas had as many possibilities for greatness as did Peter, James or John. He could have chosen the high road instead of the low one. He chose the low. Why? I don’t know why. Why ...

2. Judas

Luke 22:1-6

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King Duncan

... there. Above the names stand giant bronze figures on horseback. In the first stands Horatio Gates; in the second, Philip John Schuyler; and in the third, Daniel Morgan. But the niche on the fourth side is vacant. The name appears, but the soldier is ... he was waiting for. "I'm waiting for the cock to crow," he replied. Doubtless the Prime Minister had confused Judas' betrayal with Simon Peter's denial, still the point is the same. It hurts to be betrayed by a friend, a spouse, a parent or anyone whom we ...

3. Dirty Feet

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

When I was a kid, we spent our summers on the family farm in upstate New York. We would leave as soon as school was out at the end of June and remain there in a state of liberated bliss right through the Labor Day weekend. We were liberated in lots of ways. The family farm had over a hundred acres over which we could freely roam. We built forts and went swimming in the creek that ran through the property every day. We picked wild berries and even grudgingly submitted to weeding my Dad’s beloved vegetable ...

4. Feed My Sheep

John 21:1-19

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Schuyler Rhodes

I used to have this great old guitar. It was a “Harmony F-Hole, which was a copy of a much more expensive model, and it was old. I liked it, a lot. It had accompanied me on my many excursions into cafés and coffeehouses. It thumped around in the back of my old Subaru to church outings and late night jam sessions. It was, well, familiar. The varnish was all worn off on the neck and it was scratched and well-used. Again, I liked it. I liked it a lot. Then one day, against my better judgment, I lent it to a ...

5. Being a Witness

Acts 2:14, 22-32

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Schuyler Rhodes

The other day I was driving along when all of a sudden, out of the blue, this car went whizzing by me on the right. The car was going about 65 miles per hour in a 25 mph zone. Just as he whipped by me, another car pulled out on my right just ahead of me. You guessed it. Wham! I was fortunate to be able to steer away from the mess and not get cracked up myself. As soon as I stopped, though, I jumped out of my car and went to check on the two drivers to be sure that everyone was unhurt. By God's grace, no ...

6. Preaching Peace By Jesus Christ ...

Acts 10:34-43

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Schuyler Rhodes

May the peace of Jesus Christ be with you! May the peace of Jesus Christ be with you! Yes, yes, I know. It's Easter Sunday, and I should be greeting you with the words, "Christ is risen!" And then you all respond with the ancient response, which is, "He is risen, indeed!" This is, after all, the focus of the agenda today, isn't it? Christ is indeed risen from the tomb, and we come — Easter bunnies, colored eggs, and commercialism notwithstanding — to take note of the fact that death has been conclusively ...

7. Converting to Christianity

Acts 2:14, 36-41

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Schuyler Rhodes

"Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven." I can't speak for any of you, but I can tell you that in my twenty-plus years of ministry, I have seldom heard a preacher or a layperson stand up and call the people to repentance and baptism in the name of Jesus Christ. Oh, yes, I have heard it at a few tent meetings over the years, but in the mainline church where I have lived my life I don't think I have ever heard a pastor call upon his or her ...

8. “Until An Opportune Time…”

Luke 4:1-13

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Schuyler Rhodes

I need to ask a question this morning. It’s a question to which I think I know the answer, but still, I need to ask. Do any of you ever feel tempted? How about a show of hands? Yes, yes, yes. I see that we have a lot of folks being tempted these days. I don’t think I will trespass into the question of what exactly tempted you. You can keep that one to yourselves. But truthfully, if we go deeply into this, it’s a tough thing to consider, isn’t it? As one who struggles with extra pounds, I am constantly ...

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1. One Bad Apple

Matthew 26:47-56

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

2. Judas

Luke 22:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... there. Above the names stand giant bronze figures on horseback. In the first stands Horatio Gates; in the second, Philip John Schuyler; and in the third, Daniel Morgan. But the niche on the fourth side is vacant. The name appears, but the soldier is ... he was waiting for. "I'm waiting for the cock to crow," he replied. Doubtless the Prime Minister had confused Judas' betrayal with Simon Peter's denial, still the point is the same. It hurts to be betrayed by a friend, a spouse, a parent or anyone whom we ...

3. Dirty Feet

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

4. Feed My Sheep

John 21:1-19

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

5. Being a Witness

Acts 2:14, 22-32

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes