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Philippians 2:5-11

Lent 6B

Has such lofty theology ever been put to greater pastoral use on the ground level of life?  Whether or not these verses in Philippians 2 represent Paul’s citation of an early Christian song, the fact is that these verses represent a very high Christology.  What’s more, an entire sub-branch of Christology, Kenosis Christology, got launched…

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Philippians 2:1-13

Proper 21A

I have heard a certain story several times, each time involving different people so I have no idea if it ever really happened to anyone or not.  But one version of it that I heard was from the old “Tonight Show” starring Johnny Carson.   The famous singer Frank Sinatra was a guest and in the…

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Philippians 2:5-11

Palm Sunday A

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Philippians 2:5-11

Palm Sunday C

The story is told that one evening a man in a Dearborn, Michigan, restaurant bumped into no less than the famous Chrysler chairman, Lee Iacocca. “Oh, Mr. Iacocca,” the man exclaimed, “what an honor to meet you! Say, my name is Jack and I’m having a business dinner with some colleagues over there at that…

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Philippians 2:5-11

Lent 6B

Comments, Observations, and Questions For this sermon commentary, I am going to zero in on the question asked by the Palm Sunday crowd in Matthew 21:10.  As Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, surrounded by the acclamation of the crowd, “the whole city was stirred and asked, ‘Who is this?’”  The crowds around Jesus…

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Symposium 2011: The Attitude of Christ

January 28, 2011

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preached at L.O.F.T. (Living Our Faith Together) at Calvin College on October 17, 2010

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Dying and Rising with Jesus

preached on 1/12/2011  

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Luminescence

from 2009

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Symposium 2007: The Glory We See

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