— A Sermon by Robert W. Prim — ~~~ 16th Sunday after Pentecost ~~~ Luke 19:1-10 ~~~~~~~~ He entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. So … [Read more...] about Eyes for the Wee-Little Man
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Another Way to Stay Connected
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God’s “Yahoo!”
— A Sermon by Robert W. Prim — ~~~ 15th Sunday after Pentecost ~~~ Scripture: Exodus 14:19-31 and portions of the Canticle of Moses and Miriam (Exodus 15:1-5; 20, 21) ~~~~~~~~ The angel of God who was going before the Israelite army moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from in front of them and took its … [Read more...] about God’s “Yahoo!”
Putting an End to Childish Ways
— A Sermon by Robert W. Prim — ~~~ 14th Sunday after Pentecost ~~~ I Corinthians 13:11 ~~~~~~~~ When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways (I Corinthians 13:11). ~~~~~~~~ Much of what preaching does for us is remind us of … [Read more...] about Putting an End to Childish Ways
A Rat’s Swimming Trunks and Ministry in a Troubled World
— A Sermon by Robert W. Prim — ~~~ 13th Sunday after Pentecost ~~~ Exodus 3:1-15 ~~~~~~~~ Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he … [Read more...] about A Rat’s Swimming Trunks and Ministry in a Troubled World
What We are Worshipping We are Becoming
— A Sermon by Robert W. Prim — ~~~ 12th Sunday after Pentecost ~~~ Romans 12:1-8 ~~~~~~~~ I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. (JB – “worship that is worthy of thinking beings.”) Do not … [Read more...] about What We are Worshipping We are Becoming