Pentecost_5-27-2012_That One!

Jesus speaks to His disciples with a pointed specificity regarding the Holy Spirit.  "That one will guide you in all truth."  He is the Spirit of Truth.

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ENCORE--His Game, His Turf, His Rules--Epiphany 4--1/29/2012

Jesus heals a demon-possessed man in Mark 1 as if he owned the place.  That's because He does.  He bosses the spirits around and orders them to be quiet.  It's His game, His turf, His rules--And that's Good News for us.

Because St. John's had a mission Sunday with guest preacher on May 20, we offer this sermon from this year's archives.

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Easter 6_5-13-2012_I Wanna Know What Love Is

Jesus instructs His disciples again on love just before He will define it for all eternity on the cross.  His disciples needed this instruction because, as Paul writes, "we see in a mirror dimly..."  Especially when it comes to love.

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Easter 5_5/6/2012_You Can't Do Nothing

Jesus' use of a double negative, "apart from me you can't do nothing," underscores that when it comes to salvation, we truly cannot do anything to earn salvation.  It also underscores that the Christian life is a life lived "in Him."  In Him, we can do all things.  It's only apart from Him we can do nothing.

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