Jeremiah has long – been one of my favorite biblical heroes and idols. Just a young kid himself, (a teenager really) that few would listen to … he went on to become one of the greatest prophets of old. Of all the prophets – Jeremiah was perhaps the most demonstrative. He did whatever it took […]
Sermons by PJ Mortenson
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This really seemed – like just another one of those “silly tests” or perhaps “another plot” – to attempt to “trick him.” …To bring him down… To entrap him in his own words…To cause him to fall and to falter…to totally discredit him…and to lose face! You have to “give it to Jesus” – he […]
Ambition
I would like for us to talk a little bit about the word “ambition” – this (evening/morning.) For the record. Ambition is neither good nor bad. Ambition is, well, just ambition. The word itself has a fascinating history. It comes from the Middle French or from the Latin and it means “a going around.” “Ambition” […]
I love preachin’ about “stuff.” I realized a long time ago – then when we preach – we really preach to ourselves. I have stuff. I have tons of stuff. I have stuff in storage from 1998. I have stuff, just like you have stuff. Most of us have a whole lot of stuff. I […]
Our Job!
This is just another example among many … where the disciples have no clue whatsoever what Jesus is either saying or what he has said. They continue to be clueless… They have not listened or understood and they are not listening and understanding now…to his words… In a single teaching – Jesus upended centuries of […]
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It all started with a very simple judgment, the kind of judgment we all make every single day – about someone/somebody else. We look, we see, we judge. Sometimes we over-hear, and then, we judge. It happens all the time. Sometimes I wonder how many times we make judgments about other people in a given […]
Them?
There is an old-old legend in the church that tells how Jesus after his ascension, was asked by the angels “just how” he planned on “completing his ministry and mission in the world.” The angels were incredulous. “Them?” they exclaimed pointing – to – the fearful, unlearned disciples who stood lost and confused on the […]
You have to love this gospel text. Children are blessings. I know, I know, ……it may not always seem that way…but they are truly blessings. Little children, so cute and adorable, so innocent and inquisitive…they are so dependent…so needy. Little children are so trusting. They are gifts from above. Their tears and their cries can […]
Location is important. Apparently it always has been. Our Gospel text for this evening includes the phrase, “On the way.” This just so happens to be a theme that runs through Mark’s gospel almost from the beginning to end. The gospel writer, Mark portrays Jesus as being a man of action. He is always on […]