Pastor Hogan
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May 15
Accept No Substitutions
Galatians 1:13-17; 2:11-21 Last week’s sermon examined the first church council in Jerusalem. Where it was recognized that the Gentiles have full acceptance by faith alone in Jesus Christ. Shortly after this Council, Paul wrote the letter to the Galatians. This was probably the first book in our New Testament that was written. For the …
May 07
Faith Formation on the Wilderness Road
Acts 8:26-39 When you hear “evangelize or evangelist” what do you think of? Often the idea of someone pointing a finger into someone’s chest and saying if you do not believe, you are going to hell. I think the Scriptures this week is helping us realize that we are involved in “faith formation” in our …
Apr 25
Was-faith OR Is-faith?
Luke 24:13-35 Some of the saddest words in the Gospels is in verse 21 “But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel.” Have you ever noticed that some of the saddest words in our language begin with the letter D? For example, disappointment, doubt, disillusionment, defeat, despair and death. All of …
Apr 15
The Story That Sounds Like a Dream
Luke 24:1-12 But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. (24:11) One of my favorite scholars made an interesting observation about the Resurrection Accounts in the Gospels. “They are told in whispers,” he observed. He meant that these stories are told as if the witnesses thought they could …
