St. Philip Lutheran Church4 July 2021 + Lectionary 14B (Pent. 6)Mark 6.1-13Rev. Josh Evans, preaching “Can I bring anything?” … is usually the first question out of my mouth whenever I’m invited to someone else’s house for a meal. Maybe it’s the Midwestern politeness in me, but it doesn’t feel like “nothing” or “just yourself!” …
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A Sermon about Rejection and the Persistent Love of God That Breaks Through Anyway (especially when and where we least expect it)
Lutheran Church of the Cross, Arlington Heights 8 July 2018 + Lectionary 14B (Pentecost 7) Mark 6.1-13 Rejection hurts. No one likes being rejected. Because rejection means exclusion. And we’ve all experienced it. Being rejected goes back as far as we have memory: Being excluded from the “cool kids” lunch table. Being chosen last for …