Facing Uncertainty ~ John 20: 19-31

April 8, 2018 Peg Weissbrod

Jean Reinhold’s sermon begins at the 28 minute mark.

Before I begin, I was speaking to the Pathways kids this morning, as a member of the Co-pastor Nominating Committee, to update them on our progress. I asked them to write some advice for our new Co-pastor, whoever she will be. As for preaching, they said: Don’t give wordy and seemingly endless sermons. Make them interesting, engage the audience. Make sad topics funny, no one wants to be too sad. Well, I can promise none of those, today, but I will do my best. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: doubt, Doubting Thomas, Easter, faith, fear, John 20: 19-31, love, resurrection, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Thomas, uncertainty
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Get On Up To Galilee! ~ Mark 16: 1-8; 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11

April 1, 2018 Peg Weissbrod

Halleluja! Christ is Risen! The Easter sermon, Get On Up to Galilee!, by Dr. Lentz, begins just past the 27 minute mark.

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! What a proclamation – it really does change everything. How we look at the world and our engagement in it.  Just think: a small band of disciples absolutely devastated –the “show” was over, their leader crucified; they were in danger. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Chicago, ease on down, Easter, Emma Gonzalez, fear, Galilee, Ke-Shon Newman, move, move from fear to faith, Parkland
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Face to Face ~ John 21:1-19

April 10, 2016 Peg Weissbrod

Last week it was Thomas. This week Peter has his one-on-one with Jesus. And it’s time to deal with the 24,000 pound elephant in the room – Peter’s denial. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: beach, Bombeck, breakfast, Buechner, conversation, do you love me, Easter, face to face, feed my sheep, fish, ginosko, guilt, Jesus, John 21, knowing, oida, Peter, reconciliation, remorse, resurrection, shame
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Crazy ~ Luke 24: 1-12 (Easter)

March 27, 2016 Peg Weissbrod

Happy Easter…Christ has risen! He has risen indeed! Alleluia! For over 2,000 years Christians have proclaimed that! Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Alanis Morissette, cracked open, crazy, dying, Easter, free, life after death, Luke 24, resurrection
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From Fear to Faith ~ Acts 10:34-43 and Mark 16:1-8

April 12, 2009 Peg Weissbrod

And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. Mark 16:8

Fear makes you do funny things. Read the rest of this entry »

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