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Sermon - Trinity XIII, 2026 - 2 Chronicles 28:8-15

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The Good Samaritan, Joseph Highmore, 1744   God’s People are Those Who Have Faith in Him We typically think my people are those who are like me externally History of the two kingdoms The Faithful Remnant of Samaria was more faithful than Judah We are God’s people through faith The lawyer asked Jesus: “ Who is my neighbor? ” That’s another way of asking: “Who are my people?” We ask this question because like prefers like and we want to love those people who are like us more than we love those who are not like us. This is a generally true principle in many facets of life. We do this in mostly playful ways with sports, where we greatly prefer our team which we identify with and we do not like the rival teams. This happens more seriously between countries, sometimes even to the point of war. This happens with some seriousness between political parties, sometimes leading to political assassinations. This happens in families when one family member defends another even through criminal be...
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Sermon - St. Philip & St. James 2022 - John 14:1-14

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Maesta (detail of St Philip and St. James) , by Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1311 Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! A blessed festival of St. Philip and St. James to you dear friends in Christ. Many of the most significant historical figures have had numerous documentaries and films made of their lives. We often know more about these historical and contemporary celebrities than we do our own neighbors. Among some of the most significant figures in history, the twelve apostles likely are probably close to the top of the list, afterall Christ our Lord Himself specifically chose them to learn directly from Him. Yet, very little is known about the two apostles we remember today. There were multiple men named Philip and James in the Bible, and the two men we remember today were mentioned very seldom. From what we know of Philip He was enthusiastic to tell others about Jesus. After Philip was called to be an apostle, he “ found Nathanael and said to him ‘We have found Him of...
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