What do you think when you hear the name “Jesus?” What thoughts, images, metaphors come to your mind when you hear that name? We know a lot about Jesus’ life; we have stories about what happened before he was born, when he was born, one in Luke’s gospel about Jesus at age twelve, when he was a man, starting with his baptism and ending with how he died. We even have four stories about what happened after his death. Scripture gives us a lot of information and a lot of details about his life. The hymns we sing, (some of you have been singing them for more than ninety years!) give us ways to imagine Jesus…”Gentle Jesus;” “Savior;” “Like a shepherd;” “Beneath the Cross of Jesus;” “Ah, Holy Jesus;” “When Jesus Wept;” “Jesus Loves Me!” “Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine;” “What a Friend We Have in…
What's In a Name?
Mark 10:2-16 · Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12 · Psalm 8
Mark 10:2-16 · Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12 · Psalm 8
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by Thomas C. Willadsen
by Thomas C. Willadsen
CSS Publishing Company, Inc., Gratitude on the prairie: cycle B sermons for Proper 18-Thanksgiving based on the gospel texts, by Thomas C. Willadsen