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“Let Us Go Now to Bethlehem: Nativity and the Constraints of Freedom” Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitText: Luke 2: 15-16, Philippians 2: 4-7, Galatians 5: 13-23 (The Message) I was awoken in the middle of the night by a hymn this past week. I had a lot on...
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“Our Justice” Dr. Mark Braverman Texts: Jeremiah 33:14-16, Luke 3:1-6, Malachi 3:1-4 I love this place. I want to thank Steve for the precious gift of this pulpit this morning. Years ago — it was probably back in 2007 not long after I had begun...
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“Hello Courage” Rev. Laura Fitzpatrick-NagerText: Daniel 6:6-23 I know it’s a long scripture story and not quite the sentimental Christmas narrative one might expect to hear on December 1st, but ….believe me the Lion’s Den has a lot to say to us!...
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“Revealed by Fire: Why the Institutional Church (Still) Matters, And How It Might Help” Rev. Dr. Steve Jungkeit Texts: Matthew 16: 13-18; I Corinthians 3: 10-13 It is true there is not enough beauty in the world. It is also true that I am not competent to...
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“Down By the Riverside, from Generation to Generation” Rev. Dr. Steve Jungkeit and Rev. Gregg Carlson Texts: Exodus 2: 1-4; Luke 1: 49-50 Let me begin by saying that I’m honored to be sharing the pulpit this morning with Rev. Gregg Carlson. As you’ve now...
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“Reflections on the Run and the Sharing of Dignity over Quiche and Coffee” The Rev. Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager Texts: Ezekiel 36:26, Mark 8:1-10 I don’t know how many of you subscribe to Snapchat but this might well be described as a Snapchat sermon....
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“The Specters that Haunt Us (and the Spirits that Heal)” The Rev. Dr. Steven Jungkeit Texts: Matthew 14: 22-27, Hebrews 11 and 12 (selected passages) A specter is haunting the United States. Or perhaps, specters, along with ghouls, goblins, skeletons,...
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“Have Done With Lesser Things” The Rev. Dr. Steven Jungkeit Texts: Genesis 35: 1-4 Our Scripture lesson this week picks up immediately after the story we considered a week ago. If Genesis 34 chronicles the terrible destruction unleashed by two of Jacob’s...
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“Cycles of Violence, Seeds of Regeneration” The Rev. Dr. Steven Jungkeit Texts: Genesis 34: (Selected Verses) “Cycles of Violence, Seeds of Regeneration” In 1984,...
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“C’mon the Table is Ready” The Rev. Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager Texts: Isaiah 11 :1-4, 6, 7-9, Jeremiah 8:11, John 14:27, Romans 12:18 October 6, 2024 On Wednesday of this past week, I found the world intruding on my peaceable kin-dom in...
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“For Where Your Heart Is…” The Rev. Dr. Steve Jungkeit Texts: Jeremiah 29: 11; Matthew 6: 19-21; Philippians 2: 12 For Where Your Heart Is… Today I’d like to speak in the most personal terms about what this community means to me. We’re...
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“Keeping the Dance Alive” The Rev. Dr. Steve JungkeitTexts: Psalm 30: 1-12; Ezekiel 37: 1-6 ‘Keeping the Dance Alive” Back in 1991, in the early years of our partnership with the Lakota community at Green Grass, David Good preached a sermon entitled “It’s...
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“Numbering Our Days: On Distraction, Boredom, and Creating an Inner Life” Dr. Steve Jungkeit Texts: Psalm 90 (selected verses); Romans 12: 2 Here’s something that happened this summer, something so ordinary and so universal that it scarcely merits...
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“Religion is for Lovers” Rev. Dr. Steve Jungkeit Texts: Matthew 5: 5-16; Hebrews 11: 1; 2 Corinthians 5: 7 To the welcome that you’ve already received this morning from Carleen and from Laura, let me add my own. It’s good to see so many of our families,...
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“Lessons Learned During a Period of Spiritual Dryness” Rev. Rebecca Crosby Texts: Psalm 77:1-3, Matthew 7:7-11, Mark 14:32-36 Lessons Learned During a Period of Spiritual Dryness In addition to our work granting scholarships and providing education in...
