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What Will Convince Us? (Luke 16)
(Another challenging liberal sermon!) Sept. 30, 2007 What Will Convince Us? By Harry T. Cook Luke 16: 19-31 The heat is on. You can feel it already from the rich man’s side of the great abyss. If According to Luke were to be adapted as the libretto for a Wagner opera, this passage would be […]
Mission (Archbishop Rowan Williams)
ACNS 4320 | USA | 21 SEPTEMBER 2007 Archbishop of Canterbury: Sermon Preached at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center New Orleans. Before I begin my sermon, I would just like to say a few words of thanks for the invitation to be with you in this city at this time. And a special words […]
Again with Wealth
Sept. 23, 2007 By Harry T. Cook Amos 8: 4-12 & Luke 16:1-13 It is a fact that the gospels are replete with statements, stories and morals about money. Some of us who conduct research in the New Testament documents have come to see that, in particular, the gospels’ focus is frequently on economics, that […]
Lost And Found: The Sheep And Coin
LOST AND FOUND: THE SHEEP AND COIN (Luke 15:1-10) (Other readings: Psalm 14; Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28; 1 Timothy1:12-17) Kinglake West/Whittlesea UC, 16-9-07 During my eight days in Israel 2½ years ago we were fortunate to have Jacob, tour guide and former army intelligence captain, drive our small group around Israel in a four-wheel drive vehicle. […]
Luke 16:1-13 – Increasing Our Standard of Giving
This Week’s Sermon: ================================== The full text of the following sermon is available at http://www.eSermons.com Sign up today at: http://www.esermons.com/signup [Members: Please see Year C – Proper 20 or Luke 16 the sermon titled “Increasing Our Standard of Giving”] Before John Wesley became the founder of the Methodist Church he was a teacher at Oxford […]
Happiness (1 Peter)
PETER’S CHECKLIST FOR A NORMAL/HAPPY CHRISTIAN LIFE: 1. Live in unity/harmony with one another 2. Have genuine sympathy for others 3. Love one another as brothers/sisters 4. Translate that love into compassionate action 5. Be humble 6. Bless those who want to ‘do you in’ 7. Watch your tongue 8. Turn from evil to goodness […]
Lost and Found: sermon illustrations
This Week’s Sermon: Luke 15:1-10 – Seeking the Lost When you sign up, you can build a package to suit your worship needs from our library of sermons, illustrations, children’s sermons, bulletin aids, and dramas. We also offer PowerPoint and children’s bulletins to enrich your worship and outreach. ——————————————————————————– The full text of the following […]
I Have Enough (Spurgeon)
I Have Enough by C.H. Spurgeon SERMON TEXT: Gen 33:9,11 “Esau said, I have enough … Jacob said, I have enough.” – Gen 33:9,11. It is a very rare thing to meet with people who say that they have enough, for those who have most generally desire more, and those who have little feel that […]
Lost And Found – Luke 15:1-10
LOST AND FOUND (Here are some rough notes from which I’ll preach at a Uniting Church next Sunday. Appreciate discussion/feedback. Rowland Croucher September 10, 2007). Luke 15:1-10, 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Losing something can be trivial – mildly frustrating – or deadly serious, even life-threatening. It all depends on the value of what you’ve lost. Lost […]
The Cost of Doing This Business
Another challenging sermon from my ‘rational humanist’ (theologically liberal) friend Harry Cook: Sept. 9, 2007 By Harry T. Cook Luke 14: 25-33 This passage from Luke tells us that Jesus and his following must be getting closer and closer to Jerusalem, their ultimate destination on the book-long journey from Galilee, because the going is getting […]
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