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now you know He’s something like a pipe bomb, ready to blow A sermon on that time Jeremiah's sermon was destroyed : Why is it, do you suppose, that at the time we should be most open , we are so often most closed off? It’s happened to us all . Hasn’t it? We all have times when we should have listened , but instead , we raised our voices. We all have times when we should have softened , but instead , we stiffened our spin. We all have times when we should have opened our hands, but instead , we balled them into fists . We all have times when we should kept an open mind, but instead , we were hardheaded . There’s no shortage of times and places when we did the basically exact wrong thing. Don’t we? We were closed off when we should have been open . We were stubborn when we should have been understanding. We were firm when we should have been tender . Why is that? Why are we most closed off when we should be most open ? And why do we tend to do this at the most inopportune...

perfect in pow'r, in love, and purity A sermon on that time church came to Isaiah : No matter what, you heard today’s passage amidst uncertainty and unrest . I know we all like to come here put together . But you don’t have to listen to the radio for long to realize it’s all a bunch of whistling in the dark . The breaking news only seems to increase . And sure, the election may be over , but we just appear to get more and more unsure about our future. If you’re anything like me , and I bet you are, it’s all a little unnerving . I like stability . I prefer predictability . And all this ambiguity is more than a little disconcerting! And I bet you agree. Don’t you? What if, though , what if everything that has you unsettled is actually a fine foundation for faith ? That’s right, faith. Now, I know that’s an odd thing to say. And truthfully, I’m a bit uncomfortable with it. However , I can’t deny that it formed the foundation of Isaiah’s call to be a prophet ! … When we he...

then why do i keep counting A sermon on that time God's prophet was swallowed by a whale : This is one of those big passages. Isn’t it? And the thing about passages like this is that they sort of appear to be larger than life. Yes, we like them. The snag , though, is they don’t really seem to have much to say to us .   I get it, too. I do. God hasn’t told you or me to go to some foreign country and deliver a dispatch of doom . Most of us, unless we were in the Navy , know absolutely nothing about being caught in a storm at sea. And, for that matter, I can rest assured none of us have ever been swallowed by a whale ! Can’t I?On the whole, this passage is a lot of fun. However , it has little to do with our daily lives. Or does it? Truthfully, this passage is relatable. Why, I’d go so far as to say that it’s more than just relatable. No, this passage is about you . It’s about me. It’s about today . And if you don’t believe me, I’d simply remind you that the nave of our sanctua...