Kurt Borgmann Preaching: Recent Episodes
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Kurt Borgmann's sermons, Manchester Church of the Brethren, photo copyright Church of the Brethren/ photo by Glenn Riegel
Sermon for Goshen City Church of the Brethren and Middlebury Church of the Brethren on pastoral call Sunday
Third Sunday of Advent
Matthew 1: 18-23
Luke 10:25-37
First sermon back after three month sabbatical; first of three in a series on the topic "And who is my neighbor?" which was the sabbatical theme
This the final podcast before I head out on a three month clergy renewal sabbatical. I'll be back in August!
Luke 1:26-38, 46-55; Richard Rohr's Daily Meditations: ""Letting Go of Our Very Selves," 10/16/20
Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25; "I guess that's how my parents raised me," by David Woods for the Indianapolis Star, 11/3/20
Deuteronomy 34:1-12; David Attenborough's "A Life on our Planet" can be streamed on Netflix
This reading of John 13 along with a feetwashing reflection from our on-line Love Feast on World Communion Sunday was partnered with a video of me cleaning up after our ducks in our backyard and then giving them fresh water . The video clip can be found on the Manchester Church of the Brethren youtube page embedded in the recording of the worship service for October 4, 2020, beginning at about the 45 minute mark in the service.
A mediation from World Communion Sunday asking us to re-imagine the experience of Love Feast rituals in a time when we are physically apart.
Matthew 18:21-35; Richard Rohr's Daily Meditation: "Restorative Justice," 9/6/20.
Benediction: If there are things you need to let go of, let them go. If there are apologies you need to make, make them. If there is healing you want, seek it. Let grace have its way in your life, that you may have new life. Amen.
Matthew 15:21-28; "Global slowdown: Doing less for the life of the planet," by O'neil Van Horn in the Christian Century, 8/12/20.
Matthew 14: 22-33; "Perfectionistic Traits: Do There Sound Familiar," by Elizabeth Scott.
Matthew 14:13-21; "Letting go of white defensiveness," by Peter Marty, The Christian Century, 7/15/20.
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52; "The Nature of Nurture During Isolation: Attending to Small Things," by Melissa Kuipers, in The Christian Century, July 1, 2020; "Short Stories by Jesus," by Amy-Jill Levine, p. 182.
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43; "Rock Hill man apologizes on TV for 1961 attack on congressman, The Rock Hill Herald, 2/4/09; "How Lewis Caught the Conscience of the Nation," Washington Post editorial, 7/18/20.
1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11; "Real Healing, Not a Band-Aid," by William Barber; "A New Hampshire Story," by Maren Tirabassi
1 Peter 2:2-10,
“Everyday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Way,” by Mungi Ngomane
1 Peter 1:17-23; NRSV and "The Kingdom New Testament: A Contemporary Translation," by N.T. Wright;
John 20:1-18; "The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World," p. 125-127; Richard Rohr's Daily Meditations, "Death Transformed," 4/12/20.
Palm Sunday, Matthew 21:1-11; "The Last Week," by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan, p.2; "Reality Initiating Us: Part One; Lesson One: Life is Hard, Richard Rohr's Daily Meditation, 3/30/20.
Matthew 4:1-11; "The Wilderness Exam," from Bread of Angels, by Barbara Brown Taylor, p. 37-38; "Holy Manna," 2020 Lenten Devotional from Brethren Press, by Paul Bowser
Matthew 5:1-12; "Maybe: A Story about the Endless Potential in All of Us," "The Blessings of Jesus" from "Praying the Earth: A Prayerbook for Peace," by John Philip Newell; beatitudes by Carter Heyward