Tag Archives: Patrick H. Wrisley

Did those Zebedee brothers really just ask Jesus that?!, Mark 10:32-45

A Sermon delivered by Rev. Dr. Patrick H. Wrisley on Sunday, October 20, 2024. The people who put together the lectionary has our reading start with verse 35 which really waters down the scene and makes it ho-hum. We will … Continue reading

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The Dangers of Nostalgia in Church Communities, Numbers 11:4-6, 10-17, 24-25

Today, we are going to look at religious community and its relationship with its leadership. Let us start with Numbers 11.4. The King James Version has it read, “And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting….” The … Continue reading

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Tag! You’re It!, Isaiah 6:1-8

A Message for Trinity Sunday Turn in your Bible to Isaiah 6:1-8. Our Story today is a call Story when God has a job to do and taps someone on the shoulder to go do it. Unlike Moses, who when … Continue reading

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What Does Doubting Thomas Teach Us?, John 20:19-31

A sermon delivered by the Rev. Dr. Patrick H. Wrisley on April 7, 2024, the Second Sunday of Easter, Year B Former foreign secretary of Great Britain, Lord Halifax, once shared a railway compartment with two prim-looking older women. A … Continue reading

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The Power of a Name, John 20:1-18

A sermon delivered on Easter, March 31, 2024, Year B John 20:1-18 20.1 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed … Continue reading

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