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Jeff Spencer<p>The manuscript for today’s <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sermon</span></a>, “Walk and Waltz,” is on my blog. <a href="https://jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/2025/04/13/walk-and-waltz/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/20</span><span class="invisible">25/04/13/walk-and-waltz/</span></a></p><p>In this sermon, I claim that Jesus’ Palm Sunday parade was a political demonstration and that different people taking different roles was necessary for it to be successful. It&#39;s a model for demonstrations today and that activism needs to be a spiritual practice we engage in regularly.</p>
Jonathan Mills<p>Devotional Thoughts and Prayers for Palm/Passion Sunday, April 13, 2025<br>"Are You Committed? Or Just Involved?"<br><a href="https://youtu.be/Os4Xe4j8LbA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/Os4Xe4j8LbA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Jesus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jesus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoodNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gospel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gospel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/PalmSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalmSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/PassionSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PassionSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sermon</span></a></p>
Peter Nimmo<p>It's strange to many people that the horrific death by <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/crucifixion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crucifixion</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Jesus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jesus</span></a> is so important to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christian</span></a> belief. Here are some of my thoughts on this, in a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sermon</span></a> for Palm/Passion Sunday in 2019. It's based on the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/lectionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lectionary</span></a> texts for this coming Sunday<br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PalmSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalmSunday</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PassionSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PassionSunday</span></a><br><a href="https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2022/04/07/the-strange-power-of-the-cross-a-sermon-for-palm-passion-sunday/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">peterwnimmo.co.uk/2022/04/07/t</span><span class="invisible">he-strange-power-of-the-cross-a-sermon-for-palm-passion-sunday/</span></a></p>
Jeff Spencer<p>The manuscript for today’s <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sermon</span></a>, “Weep and Wonder,” is on my blog. <a href="https://jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/2025/04/06/weep-and-wonder/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/20</span><span class="invisible">25/04/06/weep-and-wonder/</span></a></p><p>In this sermon, I look at how leaning into our big, scary emotions (like grief) and cultivating emotions (like gratitude, generosity, and awe) can help us build for the emotional and spiritual fires we face these days.</p>
cs<p>A <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sermon</span></a> in which the theft of Judas is compared to the extractive nature of the pursuit of “efficiency,” complete a nod the absurdity of DOGE. We are called not to seek efficiency but to community. It also directly contradicts those who would warp the reading to ignore the plight of the poor. <br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/pcusa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pcusa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/presbyterian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>presbyterian</span></a> #<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/tzjOad6kJYU?t=1132" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/live/tzjOad6kJYU?t</span><span class="invisible">=1132</span></a></p>
Jonathan Mills<p>Devotional Thoughts and Prayers for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, April 6, 2025<br>"Where Would You Sit?"<br><a href="https://youtu.be/1fw4YdhiIoU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/1fw4YdhiIoU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Jesus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jesus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoodNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gospel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gospel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Lent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DinnerParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DinnerParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sermon</span></a></p>
Jeff Spencer<p>The manuscript for today’s <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sermon</span></a>, “Water and Wine,” is on my blog. <a href="https://jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/2025/03/30/water-and-wine/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/30/water-and-wine/</span></a></p><p>In this sermon, water represents the basics we need to survive and wine represents the things we need to thrive, and I say that pursuing both is a way we can “build for the fire.”</p>
ReverendRef<p><a href="https://episcodon.net/tags/Sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sermon</span></a> in a nutshell: Don’t be upset that the wrong people are welcomed into the house.<br><a href="https://episcodon.net/tags/Episcopal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Episcopal</span></a> <a href="https://episcodon.net/tags/SundayWorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SundayWorship</span></a> <a href="https://episcodon.net/tags/ProdigalGod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProdigalGod</span></a> <a href="https://episcodon.net/tags/SLECBuffalo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SLECBuffalo</span></a></p>
Jonathan Mills<p>Devotional Thoughts and Prayers for the Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 30, 2025<br>"Will You Join the Party?"<br><a href="https://youtu.be/bzZTERl3U3s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/bzZTERl3U3s</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Jesus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jesus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoodNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gospel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gospel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Lent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Party" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Party</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sermon</span></a></p>
Jeff Spencer<p>It took a little longer than usual, but the manuscript for Sunday’s <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sermon</span></a> is finally up on my blog. <a href="https://jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/2025/03/26/wake-up-and-wrap-up/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/26/wake-up-and-wrap-up/</span></a></p><p>In this sermon, I look at four spiritual practices that can help us build ourselves and our communities for the fires in life: sleep, preparing for the day with prayer, waking up to the injustices around us, and wrapping up the day with gratitude.</p>
Jonathan Mills<p>Devotional Thoughts and Prayers for the Third Sunday in Lent, March 23, 2025<br>"Have You Heard the News?"<br><a href="https://youtu.be/4zeEzICgWWU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/4zeEzICgWWU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Jesus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jesus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoodNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gospel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gospel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Lent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sermon</span></a></p>
WordofTheHour<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sermon</span></a> : a discourse or address</p><p>- German: die Predigt</p><p>- Italian: sermone</p><p>- Portuguese: sermão</p><p>- Spanish: sermón</p><p>------------</p><p>Fill in missing translations @ <a href="https://wordofthehour.org/r/translations" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wordofthehour.org/r/translatio</span><span class="invisible">ns</span></a></p>
Jeff Spencer<p>The only way out is through, and the only way through is together.</p><p>The manuscript for today’s <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sermon</span></a>, “Welcome and With,” is on my blog.<br /><a href="https://jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/2025/03/16/welcome-and-with/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/16/welcome-and-with/</span></a></p><p>In this sermon I look at how the spiritual practices of “Welcome” and “With” help us build community, which is a key element for building for the fire.</p>
Jonathan Mills<p>Devotional Thoughts and Prayers for the Second Sunday in Lent, March 16, 2025<br>"Whose Side Are You On?"<br><a href="https://youtu.be/aXcpoVFf5Js" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/aXcpoVFf5Js</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Jesus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jesus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoodNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gospel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gospel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Lent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sermon</span></a></p>
Jeff Spencer<p>The manuscript for today&#39;s <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sermon</span></a>, &quot;Worship and Work,&quot; is on my blog. <a href="https://jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/2025/03/09/worship-and-work/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/09/worship-and-work/</span></a></p><p>In this sermon, I talk about how our worship can become our work and our work can become our worship, especially when we are doing the work of justice.</p>
Jonathan Mills<p>Devotional Thoughts and Prayers for the First Sunday in Lent, March 9, 2025<br>"Do You Believe the Lies?"<br><a href="https://youtu.be/bTvNsHLj3bg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/bTvNsHLj3bg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Jesus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jesus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoodNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gospel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gospel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Lent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Temptation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Temptation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sermon</span></a></p>
Jeff Spencer<p>The manuscript for today’s <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sermon</span></a>, “The Challenge of Keeping the Glow,” is on my blog. <a href="https://jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/2025/03/02/the-challenge-of-keeping-the-glow/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/02/the-challenge-of-keeping-the-glow/</span></a></p><p>In this sermon, I hold up the value of both deeply spiritual experiences and the work we do in our day-to-day lives.</p>
Jonathan Mills<p>Devotional Thoughts and Prayers for Sunday, March 2, 2025<br>"Are You STILL Hungry?"<br><a href="https://youtu.be/H0c-w4w51Ow" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/H0c-w4w51Ow</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Jesus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jesus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoodNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gospel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gospel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Bread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bread</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Hungry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hungry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sermon</span></a></p>
Jeff Spencer<p>The manuscript for today’s <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sermon</span></a>, “Fill My Cup with Grace,” is on my blog.<br /><a href="https://jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/2025/02/23/fill-my-cup-with-grace/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/20</span><span class="invisible">25/02/23/fill-my-cup-with-grace/</span></a></p><p>In this sermon, I discuss the difficult command of Jesus to love our enemies and how I continue to pray for the grace to fulfill that command.</p>
Jonathan Mills<p>Devotional Thoughts and Prayers for Sunday, February 23, 2025<br>"How Should We Act?"<br><a href="https://youtu.be/P_ZPgaxaXFk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/P_ZPgaxaXFk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Jesus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jesus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gospel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gospel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoodNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ethics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sermon</span></a></p>
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