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Fairness Fatigue

Here’s what Jesus is critiquing: Greed and apathy. Jesus frowns on those who hoard abundance.  The rich farmer’s entire value system is inwardly-focused. He gathers his resources without gratitude for the God that provides such abundance, without acknowledgement of the sharecroppers he’s exploited to accumulate his wealth, and without any intention to use such resources to better the lives of his neighbors. 
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The Most Ordinary Summer Pageant Ever

A pageant is the acting out of a story or stories we know, and many of the stories you’ll hear today, you might have first learned in Sunday School or Vacation Bible School, or from reading your own Bibles. However, when we tell the story today, we’ll be acting it out and there may be a few things added which aren’t in the Bible.  There is no script, so it’s kind of what you call an improv…in other words, we’ll be making it up as we go along! 
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When You Pray

When You Pray Pentecost Seven, 7/27/2025 Bob Stillerman Luke 11:1-13 Bulletin | Wyatt Pearce Baptism Insert | Sermon Text Luke 11:1-13 11:1 He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” 11:2 so he said […]
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For the Record

For the Record Pentecost Six, 7/20/2025 Bob Stillerman Luke 10:38-42 Bulletin | Sermon Text Luke 10:38-42 10:38 Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 10:39 She had a sister named Mary, who sat at Jesus’s feet and listened to what […]
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Stay or Go?

Stay or Go? Pentecost Five, 7/13/2025 Bob Stillerman Luke 10:25-37 Bulletin | Sermon Text Luke 10:25-37 10:25 An expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 10:26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” 10:27 He […]
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Don’t Miss the Forest for the Miracle

And so...in many ways, this story is a parable critiquing empire. And what’s tricky, is that too often, we, those who regard ourselves as faithful disciples, assume we are the Three Young Men in the story. But how often do we insist on an Americanized gospel? How often do we strive to hear and express God’s truth in languages, customs, and traditions beyond our own? It’s a worthy question on a weekend of national reflection.
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