On A Journey with Jesus Sermon Podcast.

Healing Promises

7/1/2018

Sermon

This sermon was originally preached at Our Savior's in Aurora, IL, and then repreached to my cat in my bedroom. The first audio recording did not work. The sermon is based on the two Bible stories linked below, and my life of living with chronic illness and disability.
Mark 5:21-43 and Psalm 30.

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Jesus, Compassion, Discipleship, and Black Lives Matter

6/18/2017

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Do you wonder what it all means? How is Jesus and what he says in the Bible relevant for us today? What does being a disciple of Jesus look like in the whitest denomination in the US? How does Jesus call us to respond when justice is not done? Listen here for some ideas, and leave a comment on your own thoughts. We have to start talking about it or we are part of the problem. Even if it is uncomfortable. If this sermon impacts you, please do one of the actions below and then leave a comment about what you did and what you learned.

Preached at Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church on 6-18-17 on Matthew 9: 35-10:23, includes the verdict from the #PhilandoCastile case. You can read about it here from closer to the murder by the wonderful Jess Davis. You can read about the verdict here. Compassion means seeing the pain of others.

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Broken Hearts and Broken Bread

4/30/2017

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Picture a child drew during this sermon about hearts.

Have you ever had a broken heart? Listen to how a life of chronic pain has led Pastor Jess to find understanding and hope of Jesus' great love for in breaking his body open on the cross, and the ways we experience that during communion.