Sermon podcast from the Sunday, 10-24-21 worship service - St. Paul's UCC in Downers Grove, IL. Mark 10:46-52
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10/28/2018
Heart
Sermon podcast from today's Reformation Sunday service at St. Paul's UCC in Downers Grove, IL. Mark 10:46-52
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10/26/2015
Heart
Yesterday's sermon at St. Paul's UCC in Downers Grove, IL is a reminder about hope, healing, and restoration.
"Heart" podcast
"Heart" podcast
10/26/2012
Even More Loudly
This week's Bible reflection (Just One More Thing) has some more things to it now. And it's the Reformation Sunday Sermon at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Downers Grove, IL.
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"Even More Loudly" podcast
10/22/2012
Just One More Thing
In this week's Bible reading from Mark 10:46-52, Jesus and the disciples arrived in Jericho. And then they left. Who knows what they did while they were there. Whatever it was, it led to large crowds following them as they left. And as they left, Jesus had one more thing to do.
Bartimaeus needed to be healed. He wasn't at all meek about his request. He shouted it at the top of his lungs. "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
The crowd kept trying to shut Bartimaeus up. They "sternly ordered him to be quiet."
Yes. Sternly telling a determined person to quiet down always does just that.
"Pipe down, sir"
"Why don't you pipe down -- Bossypants McGee!"
"You either be quiet or I'll make you be quiet!"
"Yeah? Go ahead! Just TRY to shut me up. And while you're at it, why don't you mind your own business?!"
“Blah blah blah” "Mutter mutter mutter" and nothing gets accomplished.
Of course, things would be so much easier if the voices that disagree with ours, and the voices of the people we wish we didn’t have to hear, and the voices of people crying out for justice would just be quiet.
I'm so glad things aren't so easy.
Bartimaeus needed to be healed. He wasn't at all meek about his request. He shouted it at the top of his lungs. "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
The crowd kept trying to shut Bartimaeus up. They "sternly ordered him to be quiet."
Yes. Sternly telling a determined person to quiet down always does just that.
"Pipe down, sir"
"Why don't you pipe down -- Bossypants McGee!"
"You either be quiet or I'll make you be quiet!"
"Yeah? Go ahead! Just TRY to shut me up. And while you're at it, why don't you mind your own business?!"
“Blah blah blah” "Mutter mutter mutter" and nothing gets accomplished.
Of course, things would be so much easier if the voices that disagree with ours, and the voices of the people we wish we didn’t have to hear, and the voices of people crying out for justice would just be quiet.
I'm so glad things aren't so easy.
10/23/2009
Have mercy!
This week's Bible study blog entry for i.ucc (Leaving town) is just part of the buffet that is Sunday's sermon at Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Somonauk, IL
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10/19/2009
Leaving town
Here's this week's i.ucc Bible study blog entry:
Do you ever feel like you’ve just arrived somewhere and then it’s time to leave? It seems to happen mostly on the best of vacations. Sometimes it happens when you’re moving from one house to another or changing jobs. Maybe it happens every day where you work, study or do what it is that you do every day.
And isn’t it also all too common that when you’re on your way out, there’s something to do that can’t wait until another time.
This week’s Bible reading from Mark 10:46-52 shows both situations as they relate to Jesus and the disciples’ visit to Jericho.
They came to Jericho.
As they were leaving
No explanation of what happened. Sure, there was a big crowd following so we can make an assumption that something Jesus did attracted them, but the “They arrived. They were leaving” nature of this story leaves you wondering, “What was so unimportant about the visit?” or “What is so important about what is coming up that it makes what happened before unimportant?”
Just one more thing . . .
Jesus had just one more thing to do while he was in town. Bartimaeaus, who was anything but quiet about who he was calling and what he wanted, needed to be healed. And Jesus made sure that happened.
“Your faith has made you well.”
We could spend a whole lot of thought on that part. And it would be worth it. But let’s start by asking something that comes before that.
What transition are you near or in right now?
What is one more thing to do before you’re on the way?
Do you ever feel like you’ve just arrived somewhere and then it’s time to leave? It seems to happen mostly on the best of vacations. Sometimes it happens when you’re moving from one house to another or changing jobs. Maybe it happens every day where you work, study or do what it is that you do every day.
And isn’t it also all too common that when you’re on your way out, there’s something to do that can’t wait until another time.
This week’s Bible reading from Mark 10:46-52 shows both situations as they relate to Jesus and the disciples’ visit to Jericho.
They came to Jericho.
As they were leaving
No explanation of what happened. Sure, there was a big crowd following so we can make an assumption that something Jesus did attracted them, but the “They arrived. They were leaving” nature of this story leaves you wondering, “What was so unimportant about the visit?” or “What is so important about what is coming up that it makes what happened before unimportant?”
Just one more thing . . .
Jesus had just one more thing to do while he was in town. Bartimaeaus, who was anything but quiet about who he was calling and what he wanted, needed to be healed. And Jesus made sure that happened.
“Your faith has made you well.”
We could spend a whole lot of thought on that part. And it would be worth it. But let’s start by asking something that comes before that.
What transition are you near or in right now?
What is one more thing to do before you’re on the way?
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