Today our sermon explores a long tradition in the Christian church that has not gotten the attention it deserves—celebrating the beginning of Easter season as HOLY HUMOR SUNDAY; honoring God’s wonderful gift of laughter.

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This sermon is the finale in the series exploring the various characters around Jesus in His Ministry and today those characters we examine are the rest of us, the future of faith! How are we called to be “Easter Fools” in a world that needs the foolishness of God’s hope?

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This year’s observance of Maundy Thursday / Christ’s Passion examines the cross as witnessed through the eyes of the “Betrayer” Judas. He continues our Lenten sermon series looking more closely at the real, ordinary people who surrounded Jesus in His ministry. This sermon is structured as first-person monologue vignettes interspersed with the readings about the cross.

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This week is Palm Sunday and we turn an eye towards the disciples who were particularly obsessed with greatness; with making a name for themselves. And in contrast we look at how Jesus expressed greatness in humility and self-giving, considering how God calls us towards such “greatness” in our own lives.

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This week we look at some followers of Jesus who were not exactly admiring friends—the religious heavyweights, the Pharisees. These teachers of the Law are constantly clashing with Jesus, yet so many of us in the faith will be able to relate to them when we look closer.

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