Category: Sermons HCE
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Sermon of January 16, 2011–“The Disciples’ Diary”
Here is this Sunday’s sermon: The Disciples’ Diary Check out these great websites to get more information about the sources I used: Rob Bell’s Dust in the NOOMA series formed the foundation for the sermon, along with the chapter in his book, Velvet Elvis: click here. Bell cites Ray Vander Laan in his notes in…
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Sermon of January 9th, 2011–“Big Hearted Baptism”
Matthew 3:13-17: 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?’ 15 But Jesus answered him, ‘Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in…
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Sermon of December 5, 2010–“Construction Time Again”
Here’s a sermon that started as a little inside joke about my construction (in)ability that turned into something, I hope, much more meaningful. You can access the audio here: 001_A_004_jhedden_101204_001_2010_12_04. 1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come…
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Sermon for the First Sunday of Advent–“God’s Alarm Clock” November 28, 2010
11 Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; 12the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the…
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Sermon of November 21, 2010–“The Fork in the Family Tree”
You may listen to Sunday’s Sermon here:“The Fork In the Family Tree” Jeremiah 23:1-6: Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! says the Lord. 2Therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who shepherd my people: It is you who have scattered my flock, and…
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Sermon of November 14–“Mapping the Mountain” Isaiah 65:11-25
This is my (small) attempt to answer the question, “What is the Church?” My thinking here is heavily influenced by Stanley Hauerwas and John Howard Yoder, both of whom I think have the idea of church pretty much right: 001_A_004_jhedden_101113_001_2010_11_13 17 For I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; the former…
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All Saints’ Sermon–“The History of Heaven”–November 7, 2010
Did you ever wonder what heaven is like? How can you tell what it’s really like versus someone’s opinion about heaven? Here is my modest attempt to talk about heaven in a Biblical way. 001_A_003_jhedden_101106_001_2010_11_06 P.S.–If you are interested, I got a little help for this sermon from Henry Harbaugh’s (1817-1867) (pictured here) writings on…
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Sermon of October 24th–“Neighborhood Watch”
Luke 19:9-14 9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: 10‘Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax-collector. 11The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, “God, I thank you that I am…
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Sermon of Sunday, October 17th–“Inquire Intrepidly”
2 Timothy 3:14-4:5: 14But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it, 15and how from childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for…
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“Planning Prayer Meetings”–Sermon of September 19, 2010
A reading from 1 Timothy 2:1-7: First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings should be made for everyone, 2for kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and dignity. 3This is right and is acceptable in the…
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