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By Whose Authority?

[Matthew 9:27-35] By Whose Authority? By the Reverend Tom Paine Preached at Westminster Presbyterian Church Music Appreciation Sunday June 23, 2024 27As Jesus went on from near his home, two blind men followed him, crying loudly, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” 28When he entered the house, the blind men came to him; andContinue reading “By Whose Authority?”

Gospel of John (Part 3)

Gospel of John Bible Study Westminster Presbyterian Church June 20, 2024 — Who the author could have been  — Jesus cleanses the Temple  — John’s different foci from the synoptics — The big event (as distant as 9/11) — Jesus’ ministry (as distant as the Vietnam War) — The probable mix. — Source.  Narrator.  InitialContinue reading “Gospel of John (Part 3)”

Love Your Enemies

[Matthew 8:5-13] Love Your Enemies By the Reverend Tom Paine Preached at Westminster Presbyterian, Chehalis June 16, 2024 Lesley and I really enjoyed the American Revolutionary War drama “Turn” that the AMC network produced. Even though I majored in history in college, I tended to focus on 20th century history, and particularly European and militaryContinue reading “Love Your Enemies”

By Their Fruits

[Matthew 7:13-17] By Their Fruits By the Reverend Tom Paine Preached at FPC Tenino June 9, 2024 13 “Enter through the narrow gate, for the gate is wide and the road is easy[a] that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. 14 For the gate is narrow and the road is hardContinue reading “By Their Fruits”

Judge Not

[Matthew 7:1-5] Judge Not By the Reverend Tom Paine Preached Trinity Sunday at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Chehalis May 26, 2024 Welcome to a new sermon series this summer on passages in the Gospels that never come up in the Revised Common Lectionary.  While I love the lectionary and believe, overall, the lectionary is a veryContinue reading “Judge Not”

Who Chooses?

[Acts 1:15-17 and 21-26] Who Chooses? By the Reverend Tom Paine Preached at FPC Tenino May 12, 2024 In those days Peter stood up among the believers (together the crowd numbered about one hundred twenty persons) and said, “Friends, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, whoContinue reading “Who Chooses?”

What do we Do?

[Acts 10:44-48] By the Reverend Tom Paine Preached at Westminster Presbyterian, Chehalis May 5, 2024 When I first walked into the Base Exchange at Joint Base Lewis McChord in 2017, I saw a kiosk selling sports paraphernalia.  But one item really caught my eye.  They were the “divided house” license plates and flags.  You couldContinue reading “What do we Do?”

Who will Explain It?

[Acts 8: 26-40] Who Will We Explain It?By the Reverend Tom Paine Preached at Westminster Presbyterian Church April 28, 2024 As I know most of you know, the heart of making a magic trick work is to get people to pay attention to one thing when something else is happening.  We human beings anticipate whatContinue reading “Who will Explain It?”