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Generous Orthodoxy, Galatians 3:23-29

Posted on June 23, 2025 by patrick h wrisley

A Sermon delivered on June 22, 2025 by Rev. Dr. Patrick H. Wrisley. Paul had a fundamentalist problem. Upstart second-generation missionaries have come to town and have begun sowing seeds of dissension in the Galatian church’s congregation. Paul founded the … Continue reading →

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What is Your Dialect?, Acts 2:1-21

Posted on June 9, 2025 by patrick h wrisley

A sermon delivered on Sunday, June 8, 2025 by the Rev. Dr. Patrick H. Wrisley. The Rev. Amy Allen, now Adjunct Professor of New Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary, tells of a time when she served as a hospital chaplain … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Letting Go, Luke 24:44-53

Posted on June 2, 2025 by patrick h wrisley

A sermon delivered by the Rev. Dr. Patrick H. Wrisley on Sunday, June 1, 2025. Today is known as Ascension Sunday – the day when the church bids Jesus good-bye yet one more time. His departure sets up the next … Continue reading →

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When Jesus Meets Us Where We Are, John 21:9-19

Posted on May 5, 2025 by patrick h wrisley

A sermon delivered on May 4, 2025 by Patrick H. Wrisley, D.Min. If we zoom out to 40,000 feet and look at John’s gospel s a whole, we can see how John’s begins and ends his story in a beautifully … Continue reading →

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Two Parades, One Choice; Luke 19:28-40

Posted on April 14, 2025 by patrick h wrisley

A sermon delivered on Sunday, April 13, 2025 by the Rev. Dr. Patrick H. Wrisley. When a single preacher says something from the pulpit, people will say, “He or she is only preaching.”  When two preachers who don’t know one another … Continue reading →

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