Category: Sermon Podcasts

I’ll Be There


(Sermon preached May 16, 2023)  Jesus tells his disciples that he is about to leave them.  In John 14:15-21, he tells them he will not leave them orphaned, he will be with them.  What we discover, with a little help from Tom Joad is that Jesus is with us “on the way.” As we carry on the work Jesus began, the work of love, compassion, forgiveness, healing, and justice, Jesus assures us, “I’ll be there.”

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Jesus the Gate


(Sermon preached April 30, 2023).  John 10:1-10 is a jumble of mixed metaphors related to shepherding that Jesus’ audience doesn’t understand.  Midway through the passage, he says, “I am the gate,” which is a challenging metaphor to unpack.  Is Jesus the only way into an exclusive community of the saved or are the teaching of Jesus and his example the way of abundant life for all people?

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