By the Rev. Gregory S. Kaurin
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January 2001
January 7: The
Holly and the Ivy [Christ is sent to the whole world.]
January 14: This
Is No Vin Ordinaire
[Jesus turns the water to wine]
January 21: Half-Empty?
Half-Full? Full-Filled! [Fullfillment:
Against Pessimism and Optimism]
January
28: What
Happened to His Hometown Spirit? [Against Wallowing in Self-Pity/Pride;
Trusting the Permanence of God’s Promises]
February
2001
February 4: Glimpses
of You [Discovering
the Expanse of God in Limited Moments]
February 11: Whole
Body Salvation [The Blessings, Promises and Challenges of Jesus’
Beatitudes]
February 16: What’s
Inside? [for St.
Valentine’s Day Service; The Affirmation of Marriage Vows]
February
25: I
Have Seen the Mountain [How Can Christians Live as “Transfigured” People?]
March 4: Eating
Right [What
Does It Mean: To Feed on the Word of God?]
March 11: If You’re
Gone, …Then Maybe It’s Time to Come Home [Our
Feelings of Separation from God]
March 14: The
Scourge of the Land [The Sound of the Whip at Jesus’ Scourging]
March 25: The
Prodigal Daughter and Why We Need an Art Ministry Team [Expressing Our
Devotion to God through ‘Extravagance.’]
April 4: God on
the Loose! [The tearing of the
April 13: Finished…?
[Good Friday Sermon. Holding onto faith that—in spite
of any evidence to the contrary—Jesus’ death did, in fact, accomplish what God
intended.]
April 15: The
Third Day Changes Everything [Easter Sermon. How the Third Day changed the world, God and
us.]
April 22: Resurrection
Appearances: Mary Magdalene [What the story of Mary Magdalene at Jesus’
tomb teaches us about moving on from our sorrows and anxieties.]
May 2001
May 6: Resurrection
Appearances: Disciples at Breakfast [The Reality of the Resurrection; the Necessity
of the Cross; the Importance of Our Task; and the Power of Christ’s Peace.]
May 13: Resurrection
Appearances: Honest Thomas [The need to explore our faith and
doubts, but the need to recognize the reality of God in our lives.]
May 20: After
the Shooting at PLU [What do we need to hear from the scriptures and God after
such violence?]
June 17: ITE,
MISSA EST [What is the real purpose of worship?]
June 24: Up Out of
the Tohu wa’Bohu [How do we carry on with the message and
mission of John the Baptist?]
July 2001
July 15: Thou
& I: A Visceral Connection [How Can we obey
the commandment to “Love God heart, soul, strength and mind”? How do Law and Grace work together in this?]
July 29: Therefore
[How
do we go about obeying Christ’s command to “Go, therefore, and make disciples
of all nations”? What inspires us, what
examples do we have?]
August 2001
August 19: Making
Christ Known by Building His Church [How are we committed to Christ? How should that transform our lives? What are we called to do?]
August
26: Sabbath,
Unshackled [How do Christians keep the Sabbath holy? How can every day and moment sing in worship
of God?]
September 2001
September 2: Servants
of Prestige [How should Christians act in public,
specifically toward those in "servant" positions, i.e. waiters, sales
clerks, etc.?]
September 9: Another
Day to Excel [The Christian Rally Cry: what
motivates us to action, what encouragement do we have to "choose
life"?]
September 23: Infinite
Justice [What is "infinite justice" and
how shall we reach for it?]
October 2001
October 7: No Mere
Mortals [How it is that, whenever we encounter
others, we encounter eternal beings. And how faith, even the
size of a mustard seed causes Christ to be present in us, and through the
other, at the same time.]
October 21: An
Exclusive, All-Time Wrestling Engagement…not available on pay-per-view [How do doubts fit in with faith. Wrestling
with God.]
November 2001
November 4: Who
Is This Host? [Who are the "saints" of
All Saints Sunday? How is the gospel that they bear a "two-edged
sword"?]
November 11: Carved
in Stone: What Is & What Ain't
[About heaven, what can we say for certain about
salvation, about God, and about us?]
November 18: Qui non laborate non manducet [God's grace is not an
excuse for Christian idleness; it's not "cheap grace."]
November 25: Jesus
Has a Good Memory! [The kingly
power that Jesus has. To be
"remembered" is to be offered salvation]
November 26: A
Gracious Mystery [PLU Chapel Sermon: Faith in God
is a relationship with a "gracious mystery."]
December 2001
December 2: I Come
in Peace [The voice of Satan, Against
those who try to qualify the grace and mercy of God.]
December 16: God's
Ferocity [What is the main passion of God?]
December 23: When
Joseph Awoke [Joseph's conflict: doing the
"right" thing, doing the "compassionate" thing.]
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