Zions Stone UCC

In part two of the series The Hard Sayings of Jesus, Pastor Mike preaches on a passage that can be particularly difficult for those of us who are Americans as it cuts to the core of what we value.

Mark 10:17-31

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Pastor Mike begins a new series: The Hard Sayings of Jesus by preaching on what is probably the hardest saying of Jesus: "Eat my flesh and drink my blood."

John 6:25-66

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Album art by Silas Barr

Intro music:

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Pastor Mike preaches on the story of Jesus healing the woman afflicted by a disabling spirit. Not only is the story a picture of the church as a place of healing, it also teaches us how our enemy uses spite to try and negate the work of God.

11th Sunday After Pentecost, Year C: Isaiah 58:9b-14; Psalm 103:1-8; Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17

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Many churches define baptism by what it doesn't do, robbing it of its power. Pastor Mike preaches on the reality of what is accomplished through our baptism. Far from being a mere symbol, it is our union with Jesus Christ.

8th Sunday After Pentecost, Year C: Colossians 3:1-11

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Drawing from the reading from Colossians, Pastor Mike preaches on the ways we are taken captive and how being rooted in Christ keeps us from falling prey to captivity.

7th Sunday After Pentecost, Year C: Genesis 18:20-32 and Psalm 138 • Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19) • Luke 11:1-13

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Pastor Mike preaches on God's mystery finally being revealed: Christ in us, the hope of glory.

6th Sunday After Pentecost, Year C: Genesis 18:1-10a, Colossians 1:15-28, Luke 10:38-42

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Drawing from the story of the Good Samaritan Pastor Mike preaches on how we try to justify ourselves and the reasons why we justify ourselves and how the antidote to self justification is selfless service.

5th Sunday After Pentecost, Year C: Deuteronomy 30:9-14, Psalm 25:1-10, Colossians 1:1-14, Luke 10:25-37

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Pastor Mike preaches on the story of Naaman and how our expectations of the spiritual life and our expectations of God get challenged which highlight our ongoing need for healing.

4th Sunday After Pentecost, Year C: 2 Kings 5:1-14, Psalm 30, Galatians 6:(1-6), 7-16, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

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Pastor Mike preaches on the tension between following Jesus and the desire to turn back. Many will start on out on the journey but some will fall away.

Third Sunday after Pentecost, Year C: 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14; Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62

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Pastor Mike preaches on what happens when we encounter God using the story of the encounter between Elijah and YHWH and the encounter between Jesus and the man possessed by a legion of demons.

2nd Sunday After Pentecost, Year C: 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a and Psalm 42 • Galatians 3:23-29 • Luke 8:26-39

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