Archive of Sermon Manuscripts

January – December 2002

 

By the Rev. Gregory S. Kaurin

 

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January 2002

January 6: Then Foreign Astrologers Came Bearing Gifts of Gold, Smells, and Embalming Fluid  [Who were these magi and what is their witness to us?]

January 20: “We Found It—One Afternoon, about Four O’Clock [What are we looking for?  How Jesus fulfills our longings.]

January 27: Holy Routines [In what way does Jesus call us?  How God uses our “routines” to do his work.]

 

February 2002

February 10: Lights… Sound… & Action!  [How Jesus “lights” our lives and what we’re supposed to do about it.]

February 13: You’ve God a Little Somethin’ on Your Face, There [What it means to be “marked” by God, (and some words against abuse).]

February 17: Poptart ® Temptations [About the disciplines of Lent: what they are and what they are not.]

February 24: Ubuntu! [Being born of the Spirit, grace and freedom.]

February 27: The Return Call [“Bumping into Jesus” Lenten Series: The Rich Young Man—Where was his treasure?]

 

March 2002

March 3: Pooped & All Washed Up [The Samaritan woman at Jacob’s Well: How Jesus’ salvation breaks barriers.]

March 24: Were You There? [Finding ourselves in Palm Sunday’s crowd…How does Jesus feel about us?]

March 31: A Delicious Way to Live [An Easter sermon about how our faith allows us to savor life, based on Psalm 118:19-24]

 

April 2002

April 7th – May 19th: A sermon series on Messiah Lutheran Church’s “7 Marks of Discipleship” [This is a brochure on the “7 Marks of Discipleship” our members are encouraged to strive to include in their Christian lives.]

April 7: What Are You Doing in a Place Like This? [1st Mark of Discipleship: Weekly Worship.]

April 14: You and I Need to Have a Little Chat [2nd Mark of Discipleship: Daily Prayer.]

April 21: Liberty in Love’s Boundary [3rd Mark of Discipleship: Regular Bible Study.]

 

May 2002

May 5: My Fellow Aliens [5th Mark of Discipleship: Inviting Others to Know Christ’s Love.]

May 12: Pouring Oil [6th Mark of Discipleship: Giving of My Time, Talents and Resources to Christ through My Church, Community and World.]

May 19: Let’s Make Like a Tree, and… [7th Mark of Discipleship: Christian Support for people in and outside my church family.]

May 26: Where Is Charles Darwin Buried? [A sermon about faith, relationship and creation.]

 

June 2002

June 2: The Color of Water [How can we join Paul in saying, "I am not ashamed" (Romans 1:16) when there is so much to be ashamed of?]

June 23: Stand Up Straight! [About Christian Maturity: what to keep, what to leave behind, and what to pass on.]

June 30: It's Not a Question of If, But When! [What do we do with the fact that there are so many 'prophets' claiming to have the real 'Truth'?]

 

July 2002

July 7: A Raspberry on a Leaf [What does it mean to say the Kingdom is hidden from the wise and revealed to infants?]

July 14: "He's Out of Control!" [The parable of the sower and the soils]

 

August 2002

August 4: Satis Est [How the Grace of God, not only saves us, but also transforms us into joyful and generous people.]

August 11: Love Lifted Me [What is central in your "personal relationship" with Jesus Christ?]

August 18: The Day Jesus Ate His Words [What was Jesus doing or teaching when he called the Canaanite woman a "dog"?]

August 25: Cement [What did Jesus mean: "Upon this rock I will build my church," and "the binding and loosening of sins"?]

 

September 2002

September 1: He Did It God's Way [What Jesus meant when he said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are focusing on earthly things, and not divine things."]

September 22: But I Called Shotgun! [Jonah and the vineyard workers: How we covet our own "special place" beside God, when it is his to give as he chooses.]

 

October 2002

October 6: Vineyard Violence [The parable of the wicked tenants: What does it have to do with us?]

October 13: Crossing the Threshold [The parable of the wedding feast & our need to cross over from guests to hosts.]

October 20: Ambition, Distraction, Uglification and Derision [How legitimate issues and arguements can distract us from the center of our faith.]

 

November 2002

November 6: Fatty Hearts [Sermon for PLU chapel service--What does it mean, "To those who have, more will be given. From those who have not, everything will be taken away"?]

November 10: Out of the Lions Den and into the Bear [The Prophet Amos: Our worship and our lives cannot be separated.]

November 17: Why Christians Can Deal with Change Better'n Anybody Else [We don't have to like it, but we can deal with it.]

 

December 2002

December 1: Adventures [Advent--a season of preparation and adventure.]

December 8: Advent Words [The difference between hoping for "Someday" and expecting "That Day"]

December 15: The Gospel of "Oh Well..." [Mary, the mother of Jesus: knowing what to treasure, when to sing, what to let go.]

December 24: Making Room in Bethlehem's Manger Square, 2002 [Why Christmas can't be stopped, and how to keep the sin of Joylessness from crowding the Christ-child out.]

December 25: The Rose [Using the carol, "Lo, How a Rose," to discover the importance of Jesus' birth.]

December 29: Just Revel In It [We are called to "reveille" (wake up) and "revel in" (celebrate and share) our Christianity.]

 

 

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