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  • "Love to Receive, Love to Give" (Sermon for Holy Thursday, on John 13:1-17, 31b-35)

    03/28/2024 5:48:17 AM PDT · by Charles Henrickson · 1 replies
    My Facebook page ^ | March 28, 2024 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “Love to Receive, Love to Give” (John 13:1-17, 31b-35) “Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.” Yes, Jesus did that. And he also tells his disciples: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.” And so our message tonight is all about love: The love with which Jesus loved us, and then the love he would have us give to one another. “Love to Receive, Love to Give.” First of all, love to receive. This...
  • WATCH: Sen. Kennedy Humiliates Another Biden Judicial Nominee

    03/21/2024 2:08:07 PM PDT · by george76 · 29 replies
    PJ Media ^ | MARCH 21, 2024 | Matt Margolis
    Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) gave us another amusing demonstration of his ability to humiliate Joe Biden’s unqualified judicial nominees during Wednesday's confirmation hearing. United States District Judge Nancy Maldonado of the Northern District of Illinois, who has been nominated by Joe Biden for a spot on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, had previously signed a brief supporting a ban on "assault weapons" in Illinois state courts in the 2010s, yet, when he asked her to define "assault weapons,” she couldn’t. “You said, ‘assault weapons may be banned because they’re extraordinarily dangerous and are not appropriate...
  • Boeing whistleblower said this before his death to his friend Jennifer. "If anything happens to me it's not suicide."

    03/15/2024 8:15:43 AM PDT · by packagingguy · 18 replies
    Twitter/X ^ | March 15, 2024 | @WallStreetSilv
    "I ain't scared but if anything happens to me it's not suicide." "I know that he did not commit suicide. There's no way. He loved life too much. He loved his family too much. He loved his brothers too much to put them through what they're going through right now." "And he basically told you not to believe it?" "Yep."
  • "For God Loved the World in This Way" (Sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Lent, on John 3:14-21)

    03/09/2024 7:58:33 AM PST · by Charles Henrickson · 3 replies
    My Facebook page ^ | March 10, 2024 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “For God Loved the World in This Way” (John 3:14-21) “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” That of course is the famous John 3:16, part of the Holy Gospel for this day. “For God so loved the world.” But there’s a lot riding on that little word “so.” How do we understand it? Simply as “God loved the world so much,” and then we fill in what we think his loving the world must mean, based on our own opinions, not on...
  • The Chosen - Season Four SPOILER WARNING (Episodes 1-3)

    02/11/2024 5:26:02 AM PST · by FRinCanada2 · 71 replies
    Multiple venues - The Chosen Rise Up Ticket Finder ^ | Sunday 11 Feb 2024 | FReeper Opinions CHAT (Spoilers Okay S4.1.2.2
    The Chosen Rise Up —- http://TheChosenRiseUp.com SPOILERS OKAY here on this thread Now that Episodes 1-3 of Season 4 have been in theaters for ONE week and has held a SOLID #2 Nationwide position for Theatrical releases for the past 7 days -RAW theatrical revenue Data here: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr4002566661/?ref_=bo_rl_su As of this posting: $10,317,554 (Worldwide for just episodes 1-3) With episodes 4,5,6 to be released in theaters on 15 February 2024 it is time to talk through Episodes 1-3 I am particularly interested in what FReeper chosen fans or chosen haters have to say about the NON-Biblical atory lines playing out...
  • "Rivers of Living Water" (Sermon for the Day of Pentecost, on John 7:37-39)

    05/26/2023 9:18:30 PM PDT · by Charles Henrickson · 3 replies
    stmatthewbt.org ^ | May 28, 2023 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “Rivers of Living Water” (John 7:37-39)Last weekend Susan and I went to Excelsior Springs, Missouri, to attend the wedding of Pastor and Mrs. Paul Flo. Excelsior Springs got its name and its fame long ago from the springs of water located there--healthful, healing waters, with restorative powers, it was said. Well, it so happened that when we went out there on that Friday, I wasn’t feeling so well. But when we returned on Sunday evening, I came back . . . with a bad case of acute bronchitis. I guess the healing waters of Excelsior Springs didn’t do me much...
  • The Mike Douglas Show S11E122 John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Jerry Rubin, Barbara Loden, Dr Jesse

    05/14/2023 5:02:28 PM PDT · by DallasBiff · 27 replies
    youtube ^ | 1972 | Mike Douglas show
    The Mike Douglas Show S11E122 John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Jerry Rubin, Barbara Loden, Dr Jesse
  • "The Sheep Hear the Shepherd's Voice" (Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, on John 10:1-10)

    04/28/2023 1:53:47 PM PDT · by Charles Henrickson · 2 replies
    stmatthewbt.org ^ | April 30, 2023 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “The Sheep Hear the Shepherd’s Voice” (John 10:1-10) Today is the day in the church year we call “Good Shepherd Sunday.” Every year on this day we get a reading from John 10, the chapter where Jesus says, “I am the good shepherd.” Every year we hear Jesus talking about the relationship of the shepherd and his sheep. And so today Jesus says: “The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know...
  • Glen Campbell & John Denver - DON'T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME [youtube video of live performance]

    04/14/2023 9:29:43 AM PDT · by FLNittany · 3 replies
    youtube ^ | 1977 | John Denver/Glen Campbell
    A great duet of Don't It Make You Want To Go Home (Joe South) on John Denver Thank God I'm A Country Boy variety special, 1977.
  • "Raising the Stakes, Raising Our Sights, Raising the Dead" (Sermon for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, on John 11:1-53)

    03/26/2023 2:03:30 PM PDT · by Charles Henrickson · 3 replies
    stmatthewbt.org ^ | March 26, 2023 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “Raising the Stakes, Raising Our Sights, Raising the Dead” (John 11:1-53) Today we come to another of those memorable chapters in the Gospel of John. So far during this Lenten season, we’ve had: John 3, Jesus and Nicodemus; John 4, Jesus and the Samaritan woman; and John 9, Jesus and the man born blind. Now today we have John 11, Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. But that’s not all that Jesus raises, as we will hear. Thus our theme this morning: “Raising the Stakes, Raising Our Sights, Raising the Dead.” The chapter opens with Jesus hearing a report about...
  • "Jesus Opens Your Eyes--and Your Tongue" (Sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Lent, on John 9:1-41)

    03/18/2023 12:21:30 PM PDT · by Charles Henrickson · 1 replies
    stmatthewbt.org ^ | March 19, 2023 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “Jesus Opens Your Eyes--and Your Tongue” (John 9:1-41) The Holy Gospel for today is John chapter 9, the story of the man born blind. But he doesn’t stay blind, once Jesus comes along. Jesus does several things for this man: He opens his eyes physically. He opens his eyes spiritually. And he opens the man’s tongue, as well. And the good news is, he does these things for you also. And so our theme this morning: “Jesus Opens Your Eyes--and Your Tongue.” First, Jesus opens the man’s eyes physically. Now that is really something, isn’t it? Maybe we gloss right...
  • "The Woman--and the Man--at the Well" (Sermon for the Third Sunday in Lent, on John 4:5-30, 39-42)

    03/11/2023 8:39:34 AM PST · by Charles Henrickson · 1 replies
    stmatthewbt.org ^ | March 12, 2023 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “The Woman--and the Man--at the Well” (John 4:5-30, 39-42) Acceptance is a big idea in our culture these days. Every weird subgroup wants to be accepted as normal. More than that, they demand to be celebrated and approved, even if what they’re proud of is really something to be ashamed of. And if you don’t approve, if you don’t celebrate them, then you are a bigot and some sort of “-phobe,” and you need to be canceled. So the challenge is how to accept people in love without approving of what they’re doing that’s wrong. And our Gospel reading today...
  • "Born Again, Born from Above, Born of Water and the Spirit" (Sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent, on John 3:1-17)

    03/04/2023 2:24:59 PM PST · by Charles Henrickson · 4 replies
    stmatthewbt.org ^ | March 5, 2023 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “Born Again, Born from Above, Born of Water and the Spirit” (John 3:1-17) As most of you know, I’ve got a big birthday coming up this week, a milestone birthday, on March 7. But I have an even more important birthday coming up later this year, on September 10. Because it was on that date that I was “Born Again, Born from Above, Born of Water and the Spirit.” Let me explain. I was born physically on March 7, 1953. That was my birthday according to the flesh. But I was born spiritually on September 10 of that same year....
  • "Enriched in All Speech and Knowledge" (Sermon on 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 and John 1:29-42a)

    01/14/2023 10:41:05 AM PST · by Charles Henrickson · 1 replies
    stmatthewbt.org ^ | January 15, 2023 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “Enriched in All Speech and Knowledge” (1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42a) Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. That’s how I start every sermon I preach, with those words. Where did I get that idea? From St. Paul. That’s how he starts his epistles, with those same words: “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” For example, that’s how Paul begins his epistle to the Corinthians, as you heard. With those words, the apostle Paul is conferring a blessing on his hearers as he begins to...
  • The Kingdom is Here and Now!

    01/13/2023 7:16:22 PM PST · by pgyanke · 3 replies
    The Personal Rosary ^ | 1/13/2023 | Patrick Yanke
    Lamb of God, I am not worthy to loosen Your sandal straps. You take away my sins and invite me home to heavenly glory. May my spirit be at peace and rejoice in Your mercy.John the Baptist was the first to recognize Christ (though he didn’t see Him) as he leaped in the womb at His coming (Luke 1:41). In his leap, he pointed his mother to Jesus who, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in homage to the mother of our Lord. In a way, the unborn John was the one who made this introduction. It was a...
  • LYNDON B. JOHNSON MUZZLED THE MORAL VOICES OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN CIVIL DISCOURSE BY HIS 501(C)(3) AMENDMENTS ON JULY 02, 1954

    12/24/2022 1:46:35 PM PST · by george76 · 32 replies
    AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE MEDIA ^ | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
    Johnson’s political muzzling silenced the primary moral and religious voices that Founder John Adams said were essential to the life of the Republic.. In 1954, then freshman U.S. senator Lyndon B. Johnson was running for re-election in a hotly-contested Democratic primary against fellow-Democrat State Representative Dudley T. Dougherty. THE NEW DEAL WITH THE DEVIL IN 1954: GIVE UP YOUR MORAL AND FREE SPEECH RIGHTS IN EXCHANGE FOR TAX WRITE-OFFS In the heat of that 1954 Texas primary campaign, Johnson introduced his now infamous “Johnson Amendment” in the U.S. Senate. His revisions further restricted the free speech of churches and religious...
  • "Christmas and Easter Rolled into One!" (Sermon for Christmas Day, on John 1:1-18)

    12/24/2022 12:09:54 PM PST · by Charles Henrickson · 5 replies
    stmatthewbt.org ^ | December 25, 2022 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “Christmas and Easter Rolled into One!” (John 1:1-18) This year we have the unusual circumstance of Christmas falling on a Sunday. This last happened in 2016, and before that, in 2005 and 2011. Christmas won’t fall on a Sunday again until 2033. Not only is it Sunday, the Lord’s Day, when Christians have been going to church for 2,000 years, but it is also Christmas Day, one of the major festivals of the church year. So you would think, with this double reason for going to church, that churches across the land would be packed this morning. Nah, nah! Think...
  • "Three Saints of Advent: St. Andrew, Apostle" (Sermon on John 1:35-42a and Matthew 4:18-20)

    11/30/2022 7:31:14 PM PST · by Charles Henrickson · 7 replies
    stmatthewbt.org ^ | November 30, 2022 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “Three Saints of Advent: St. Andrew, Apostle” (John 1:35-42a; Matthew 4:18-20) When churches have midweek Advent or Lenten services, usually the pastor tries to come up with a theme that will tie the services together. This year, in looking at the calendar for Advent, I noticed something about the dates for our midweek services. The first three Wednesdays are November 30, December 7, and December 14. Which got me to thinking: November 30 is the Feast of St. Andrew, Apostle. December 7 is the Commemoration of St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan and one of the great Church Fathers. December 14...
  • While Nancy was out I decided to fix a shelf (Humor/some truth)

    11/03/2022 7:57:29 PM PDT · by Texas Fossil · 15 replies
    Jont Trubek via Twitter post ^ | Nov 3, 2022 | Jont Trubek
    From Twitter:Jont Trubek @JontTrubek The truth at last! https://twitter.com/JontTrubek/status/1588345405623787520 "While Nancy was out I decided to fix a shelf. I asked a handyman friend, David DePape for assistance.Dave and I were naked as we hammered away because we didn't want our clothes to get dirty.Just a DIY mishap.As far as I'm Concerned, that is the end of the matter. Thank you"Original Source:https://ifunny.co/picture/while-nancy-was-out-i-decided-to-fix-a-shelf-xRirXMbz9
  • "A Reformation in Liturgy and Hymnody" (Sermon for Reformation Day, on John 8:31-36)

    10/29/2022 9:16:22 PM PDT · by Charles Henrickson · 2 replies
    stmatthewbt.org ^ | October 30, 2022 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “A Reformation in Liturgy and Hymnody” (John 8:31-36) Jesus said, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” Friends, this is really what the Reformation was all about: that people would abide in the living, life-giving word of Christ; that they would know the truth of the gospel, which had been obscured by the errors that had crept into the church; and that this truth would set people free from the slavery they had been laboring under. Luther himself had labored under that slavery,...