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Jul 2019
Luke 8:26-39 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recognize, Refuse, Request Kathryn Kreutzer Sermon – Luke 8 26-39 This is one of the scriptures that is tough for some of us modern-day people to identify with. It sounds to me a bit like a scene from a horror movie: a crazed prison escapee, with episodes so violent that he cannot be restrained with chains and shackles, is roaming naked in a cemetery screaming at passersby. Stephen King could work wonders with the setting! But so did Jesus in today’s story. The crazed man has no......
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Jun 2016
Legion Luke 8.26-39 6-19-2016 Legion A Sermon for Sardis Baptist Church Bob Stillerman June 19, 2016 Luke 8:26-39 I’d like for us to imagine that today’s text isn’t set 2,000 years ago on the Gentile-side of the lake. Instead, let’s imagine that it’s happening right here in Charlotte in 2016. Right here on our side of the Galilee. Our protagonist is still named Legion. And he isn’t filled with demons or evil spirits, but rather the disappointment and despair of too many broken headlines: Columbine and Sandy Hook and Mother Emanuel and......
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