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| + | Please forgive me if I seem a little tired this morning. A few of my neighbors came over yelling loudly and banging on our door at two o'clock this morning. Can you believe it? Two o'clock in the morning? Fortunately for them, I was still up, practicing my bagpipes. | ||
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| + | Today is Reformation Sunday--the day when we remember and celebrate the Reformed, Scottish heritage that gave birth to the Presbyterian movement. In some ways, this is for us, what St. Patrick's day is for Irish Catholics: You may not have any particular Scottish ancestry, but if you're a Presbyterian, today you're part of our clan--part of a family and a proud tradition that spans the globe and stretches back for hundreds of years. | ||
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| + | Today is also the last sermon in our series on the parables of Jesus, and | ||
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Matthew 13:51-53 (GNV)
51 Jesus said unto them, Understand ye all these things? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. 52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every Scribe which is taught unto the kingdom of heaven, is like unto an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things both new and old. 53 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had ended these parables, he departed thence.
Jesus & His Pair of Bowls: Treasures New and Old
Please forgive me if I seem a little tired this morning. A few of my neighbors came over yelling loudly and banging on our door at two o'clock this morning. Can you believe it? Two o'clock in the morning? Fortunately for them, I was still up, practicing my bagpipes.
Today is Reformation Sunday--the day when we remember and celebrate the Reformed, Scottish heritage that gave birth to the Presbyterian movement. In some ways, this is for us, what St. Patrick's day is for Irish Catholics: You may not have any particular Scottish ancestry, but if you're a Presbyterian, today you're part of our clan--part of a family and a proud tradition that spans the globe and stretches back for hundreds of years.
Today is also the last sermon in our series on the parables of Jesus, and
