Two processions
04/08/2020 11:22
Short sermon for Palm Sunday 2020
(some recycling of earlier sermons, but I think it worked out ok)
God always takes the first step, or in this case the first donkey.
All four gospels relate the narrative of Palm Sunday –which is remarkable in itself as John tends to do his own thing:...
Baptism and Presentation come together
04/08/2020 11:13
Monday in Holy Week 2020
[Is. 42:1-9; Ps. 36:5-11; Jn. 12:1-11]
Grace to you who are one in Christ. Amen.
My chosen, in whom my soul delights; (Is. 42:1b)
The beloved, with whom I am well pleased. (Lk. 3:22b)
I...
Ambition
03/12/2020 07:44
[Jer. 18:18-20; Mt. 20:17-28]
Grace to you who are one in Christ. Amen.
Is it wrong to be ambitious?
Not if ambition means that you want to achieve certain goals in life, travel to certain places, meet certain people, experience certain things. There’s nothing wrong with...
Hallelujah without hallelujah
02/16/2020 20:24
[Gen. 1:1-2:3; Ps. 136; Rom. 8:18-25; Mt. 6:25-end]
Grace to you who are one in Christ. Amen.
For his love endures forever...For his love endures forever...For his love endures forever.
Perhaps, instead of a sermon, we should reflect on this very important fact,...
We're all Isaiah
01/15/2020 09:24
Is. 42:1-9; Ps. 29; Acts 10:34-43; Mt. 3:13-end ]
Grace to all of you who are one in Christ. Amen.
Our reading from the prophet Isaiah this morning is so full, so rich, such a true Gospel message. Indeed, Isaiah is sometimes referred to as the fifth...
Layers upon layers
12/28/2019 11:45
[Is. 52:7-10; Jn. 1:1-14]
Grace to all of you who are one in Christ. Amen.
Isaiah, our designated prophet this morning, introduces us to someone very important, someone that we often encounter in Isaiah’s and his fellow prophets’ writings.
And you might be wondering, isn’t that...
Zie, uw koning komt
12/03/2019 13:33
[Jes. 2:1-3; Mt. 21:6-9, 24:32-44]
This is one of two sermons on Adventsunday
Vrede zij met u. Amen.
YouTube: Handel, Rejoice...righteous Saviour
Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold thy King cometh on to...
Advent is a time for sin
12/03/2019 13:30
[Ps. 122; Rom. 13:11-14; Mt. 24:36-44]
One of two sermons on Adventsunday
Grace to you who are all one in Christ. Amen.
Lets put verses 13-14 of our epistle reading of today in both languages next to each other:
Laten we daarom zo eerzaam leven als past bij de dag en ons onthouden...
Werken van Barmhartigheid en het Oordeel
11/20/2019 11:53
[Ez. 34:11-17; Mt. 25:31-46]
Vrede zij met u. Amen.
Wie op de Kraanlei hier in Gent halt houdt bij het huis op nr 79, Confiserie Temmerman, en de gevel bekijkt, vindt daar de zes Werken van Barmhartigheid terug waar Jezus in het Evangelie over sprak:
De hongerigen...
Relevante Reformatie
11/12/2019 10:21
(ook als blog op vlaamsbijbelgenootschap.be)
Is de Reformatie vijf eeuwen na datum nog relevant?
Wat volgt, zijn enkele van mijn persoonlijke ideeën hierover, hoe Luther en lutherse theologie, de Reformatie in het algemeen mogelijks relevant kunnen zijn voor de moderne mens en...
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