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Mar 16, 20225 min read
God's Commitment to Us - Luke 13:31-34
I recently read a story online about something that happened during a forest fire at Yellowstone National Park. After one particular...
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Feb 28, 20225 min read
From the Mountaintop to the Cross - Luke 9:28-39
Today is Transfiguration Sunday. It’s the final Sunday before Lent, the bridge between Epiphany and Lent. If you remember the first...
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Feb 22, 20226 min read
Practicing the Art of Forgiveness - Luke 6:27-38
Forgiveness is an important theme that’s at the heart of Jesus’ teaching. Actually it’s at the heart of the entire Bible. The Old...
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Feb 14, 20226 min read
The Kingdom Perspective - Luke 6:17-26
There once was a poor boy in ancient China. He had wealthy neighbors who had a son and they would play together and became friends. As...
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Feb 7, 20225 min read
Equipped & Empowered to Follow God's Call
Today we heard two great stories of how God reached out to a prophet and a disciple. The first reading we heard this morning is the...
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Feb 2, 20226 min read
From Exclusivity to Radical Inclusiveness
The first time I ever preached a sermon was to my home congregation in Thomaston. Which was 11 years ago now. I knew I wanted to go to...
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Jan 25, 20224 min read
Jesus' First Sermon
This time of the church year is a period of firsts. Last week we heard about Jesus’ first miracle when he turned water into wine. And...
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Jan 18, 20225 min read
Abundant Life - John 2:1-11
The first wedding I ever performed was for my friend Josh and his wife Magen. Some of you met Josh, he visited here over the summer. He...
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Jan 10, 20224 min read
When You Pass through the Waters, I will be with You - Isaiah 43:1-7
One of things I did in my first year here at St. Matthew was to help lead a youth mission trip in Orland, Maine. On our day off from...
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Jan 3, 20225 min read
Jesus Christ: Born for All - Matthew 2:1-12
Do you know someone who always seems to know people everywhere they go? I had an uncle like that. Every time I went somewhere with him,...
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Dec 28, 20215 min read
The James Webb Telescope and the Audacity of the Incarnation
If you only have 12 days to celebrate the incarnation, the James Webb Telescope is a good place to start. My son Joel came downstairs...
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Dec 28, 20214 min read
A Town Called Hope
There is a town called Hope in British Columbia. The area experienced a series of natural disasters this year: First, a heat dome...
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Dec 20, 20216 min read
Left Turn - Luke 1:26-56
Has your life ever taken a ‘left turn?’ Peter was planning on a career in computer programming, when he took a required humanities class...
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Dec 15, 20215 min read
Burning Your Chaff, Harvesting Your Wheat - Luke 3:7-18
The sixteen-year-olds walked eagerly into the old town office one summer evening. They took their seats chattering excitedly as their...
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Dec 7, 20215 min read
Prophetic Preparation - Luke 3:1-6
It was the night before final exams in the classic 90's sitcom Boy Meets World. Eric was in the college library with friends trying to...
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Nov 29, 20215 min read
Keep Calm and Carry On - Luke 21:25-36
Have you seen this meme? Keep Calm and Carry On. You find it and its knock offs on mugs, tote bags, and T shirts. It's gained...
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Nov 23, 20216 min read
Christ the King of Creation - John 18:33-38
Today is Christ the King Sunday. It’s the last day of the church year, as next week marks the beginning of Advent and the new church...
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Nov 16, 20214 min read
Transcript of Bishop James Hazelwood's Sermon - Joel 2:21-27, Matthew 6:25
Good morning saints! Good morning sinners! I’m glad we’re all here. This past week I had an experience that connects with these texts. I...
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Nov 8, 20214 min read
Thin Places - Isaiah 25, John 11
If you have traveled in Ireland or Scotland, you might have heard of something called ‘a thin place’. Tour sites on the web list over 40...
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Nov 1, 20217 min read
Reformation: Love & Grace Leads to Love & Service - John 8:31-36
Today is Reformation Sunday. Today we remember how Martin Luther reminded Christians in medieval Europe of the Good News of God’s grace...
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