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The Winsome News!, Mark 1:1-8

Posted on December 12, 2023 by patrick h wrisley

Sixty-three years before Jesus was born, the powers of Rome came and took control of what we know as Israel and Palestine. As we learn in the various Gospel stories, the Romans were an oppressive regime exercising their will at … Continue reading →

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Matthew’s Second Set of “Blessed Ares,” Matthew 25:31-46

Posted on November 27, 2023 by patrick h wrisley

Today, we’re reading what has been called the Sermon on the Judgment, or as the preacher that married Kelly and me 40 years ago calls it, “The Sermon on the Last Audit.”[1] It’s about how all of us will appear … Continue reading →

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Each According to Their Ability, Matthew 25:14-30

Posted on November 20, 2023 by patrick h wrisley

A sermon delivered November 19, 2023 by the Rev. Patrick H. Wrisley, D.Min. The scene is being set for Jesus’ final days alive. Previously, we have seen Jesus in the Temple having rounds with the religious leaders, scholars, and politicians … Continue reading →

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Laissez-Faire Faith, Matthew 25:1-13

Posted on November 16, 2023 by patrick h wrisley

A sermon delivered by Patrick H Wrisley on November 19, 2023. We preachers all have at least one really good wedding story we have had taken place. Mine was when I was an associate pastor for evangelism at Peachtree Presbyterian … Continue reading →

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You Should Try Doing This Sometimes!, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

Posted on October 30, 2023 by patrick h wrisley

A sermon delivered by the Rev. Patrick H. Wrisley, D.Min. on October 29, 2023. The late Frank Harrington, the former pastor of the nation’s largest Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, Georgia, tells the story of how he received an angry phone … Continue reading →

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