Why do we celebrate Palm Sunday?
On Palm Sunday, we follow our Lord to the foot of the Cross and find ourselves standing on the edges of darkness — the darkness of the Crucifixion.
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Love Matters
American physicist and author Alan Lightman tells of a childhood experience that set him on a life-long journey of hope, meaning, and new possibilities. He writes, “I was looking up
The Art of Sermon Illustrations
Every writer, Pastor, teacher, or speaker needs help in preparing material. Even the most experienced preacher knows that their sermon can use support in the form of quotations, historical anecdotes,
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What Money Can’t Buy
Audio/visual Sunday Sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, Cycle (C)
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Vast, Infinite and Mind Blowing!
Full Sunday Sermon video for the fourth Sunday of Easter (C).
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Good News
It’s been said that never in the history of mankind has a study of the life of Jesus been more vital and rewarding. In an age of anxiety and despair,
Thomas Aquinas
“The government of tyrants cannot last long because it is hateful to the multitude, and what is against the wishes of the multitude cannot long be preserved.”
The Power of Discernment – Now More Than Ever
“But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; abstain from every form of evil.” The apostle John issues a similar warning when he says, “Do not believe
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Gospel Commentary
Isaiah 56:1, 6-7; Psalm 67:2-3, 5-6, 8; Romans 11:13-15, 29-32; Matthew 15:21-28 August 20, 2017; 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Proper 15 Jesus withdrew from Israel and went to the
Are They Getting the Message?
If a person were to drive by your church early on a Tuesday or late on a Saturday afternoon when no one is in sight, is there anything about the
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Figures of Speech
In writing text for public speaking or sermon delivery, it is useful to deploy such figures of speech as metaphor, simile and hyperbole. But one must not overlook those figures
The Need To Change
Psychiatrists tell us that a common complaint of their patients is “I don’t seem to be going anywhere with my life.” Reason enough, to be in the grip of despair.
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The Good Friday Cross
The way His death came about was swift and sickening. You know the story. Even while Peter was denying Him before a servant girl in the courtyard, Jesus was being
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HEAVY BURDEN IT IS
The “Fable of the Birds†is a story about creation. All the newly made animals were walking around discovering what it was like to be alive — all, that is,
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Companionship May Speed Healing
We gather together each week to hear the healing, saving word delivered in the good news of the Sunday Sermon. But there’s also something healing about good company. That’s the
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Developing Children’s Sunday Sermons
Developing Children’s Sunday Sermons in Your Ministry A little girl sat at her grandmother’s feet to listen to the creation story from the Book of Genesis. As the wondrous tale
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Effective Use of Figures of Speech in Your Sermons By Louis Colaianni
In writing your Sunday Sermons, it is useful to deploy such figures of speech as metaphor, simile and hyperbole. But one must not overlook those figures of speech that require
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