I preached this sermon on March 30th, 2014 at Grace UMC as part of our Release: Finding Space for the Resurrection Lenten worship series. The text was John 9:1-41. Audio is below. I have a little test for you. Let’s see how many of you can get this right. This is a highly successful British commercial […]
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Where is the Sin? Where is God?
Posted: March 31, 2014 by admin in SermonsTags: awareness test, blind man, disciples, jesus, John 9, John 9:1-41, judgment, judgmentalism, NCAA basketball, NCAA tournament, Pharisees, scissors
How Can These Things Be?
Posted: March 20, 2014 by admin in SermonsTags: born again, born from above, bronze serpent, dinosaur, doubt, earth, fossil, fossils, heaven, jesus, John 3, John 3:1-17, john 3:16, lent, moses, nicodemus, release, serpent, serpent on pole, serpents, t-rex, Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, Tyrannosaurus Rex
I preached this sermon at Grace UMC on March 16th, 2014 as part of our Lenten sermon series, “Release: Finding Space for the Resurrection.” The text is John 3:1-17. Listen below. Has anyone every told you a story of something incredible – so incredible that you couldn’t help but to have some doubts about it? […]
Book Notes – The Cornerstone Concept: In Leadership, In Life
Posted: January 29, 2014 by Todd in Books, MinistryTags: anxiety, family systems theory, fusion, guiding principles, individuality, individuation, jesus, leadership, ministry, pseudo-self, Robert M. Gilbert, Roberta Gilbert, separateness, togetherness
The Cornerstone Concept: In Leadership, In Life Roberta M. Gilbert Thinking It Over sections at end of chapter are good chapter by chapter summaries. Questions at the end may be good journaling activities. Memorize the indicators of self-differentiation in chapter 7. I’m curious why Gilbert never seems to reference Ed Friedman, even in bibliographies. […]
Releasing the Need for a Perfect Jesus
Posted: January 27, 2014 by Todd in TheologyTags: grace, jesus, perfection, wholeness
Traditional Christianity often teaches that Jesus was perfect and without sin. The proclamation that Jesus is perfect and without sin isn’t something Jesus claimed of himself – in fact he denied it (Mark 10:18). Rather, it is a doctrinal formulation of the church. While, well-intentioned, and certainly a laudable statement of devotion and worship of […]
The Long Way Home
Posted: December 30, 2013 by Todd in SermonsTags: Christmas, development, Egypt, Exodus, First Sunday After Christmas, Galilee, growth, Herod, interpretation, jesus, Joseph, journey, Mary, Matthew 2:13-23, Nazareth, scripture, sermon, Year A
A Burning Church
Posted: November 18, 2013 by Todd in SermonsTags: 2 Samuel 17, 2 Samuel 7:1-17, adiaphora, covenant, david, Davidic Covenant, II Samuel 7, II Samuel 7:1-17, jesus, peter rollins, temple
I preached this sermon on Sunday, November 17, 2013 as the third sermon in our church’s series, “Finding Our Place in the Covenant Story,” focusing on God’s covenant with King David. The scripture is II Samuel 7:1-17 and it is integrated throughout the sermon. Here’s the audio: http://www.noren-hentz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sermon-2013-11-171.mp3 The Spanish anarchist, Buenaventura Durruti, has famously […]
Jesus’s Do Not Pack List
Posted: September 26, 2013 by Todd in SermonsTags: disciples, jesus, Luke, ministry, Nik Wallenda, Pat Riley
I preached this sermon on Sunday, September 8, 2013 as the final sermon in our Grace Factory series. The scripture is Luke 9:1-6. Here’s the audio. In more than 3 out of 4 times, the team that wins each series in the National Basketball Association playoffs has home court advantage. In 2006, the Miami […]
Something God Can Work With
Posted: February 22, 2013 by Todd in SermonsTags: baptism, baptism by fire, growth, jesus, Luke
A Pass Over After Passover
Posted: February 22, 2013 by Todd in SermonsTags: 12 year old boys, growth, jesus, Luke, temple
I preached this sermon on December 30th at Grace UMC. Here’s the audio and the text (Luke 2:41-52). Today’s sermon is brought to you by the number twelve. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but twelve year old boys can be strange. They don’t seem to operate by the same socially agreed upon customs that […]
I’ll Speak Slowly, So You Can Understand
Posted: June 8, 2012 by Todd in SermonsTags: jesus, John 3:1-17, john 3:16, nicodemus, sweet cece's