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“Fight, Flight, or Freeze?” March 26, 2023
Image used by permission of a Creative Commons License. https://unsplash.com/photos/XTNyfggdKTo Matthew 25: ‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd…
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Sermon of March 12, 2023 — “Parable of the Wedding Banquet.”
Matthew 22: Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying: ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come. Again he sent other slaves, saying, “Tell those who…
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Sermon of March 5, 2023–“Parable of Laborers in the Vineyard.”
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. 3When he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace; 4and he said to them,…
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Sermon of Lent 1 2023 — “Forgiveness”
15 ‘If another member of the church* sins against you,* go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one.* 16But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be confirmed by the evidence…
Emmanuel Reformed Church of the United Church of Christ 