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1. When the Way Is Hard
Matthew 26:14-27:66
Sermon
April Yamasaki
In the gospel of Matthew, the sweep of events from Judas’ decision to betray Jesus, through his arrest, trial, crucifixion, and burial takes less than fifteen minutes to read aloud. Yet the emotional intensity of these events makes for an exhausting read. Alone in my room, I could hardly make it through. If I were to read this as part of worship in my church, I’d want to skip the regular sermon an...
2. Get the Picture?
John 18:1; 19:42
Sermon
Timothy W. Ayers
Each one of us is either a mother, a brother, a sister, a father, or a friend to someone. We have all felt the loss when a relationship or a relation passes from this life to the next. We know the pain, the depression and grief of that loss. (You may wish to insert a personal loss here.) I know and you know it. Try to imagine the pain of Mary, Jesus’ mother; Peter, his disciple; John, a faithful ...
3. What Is Truth?
John 18:1--19:42
Sermon
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,...
4. 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...
Sermon
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...
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