Small town sermons on the Gospel, God's law, and the power of Grace. Eric Damon is pastor of Grace Lutheran in Manorville, PA and Emmanuel Heilman in Ford City, PA. Both are member churches of the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America). These are Sunday sermons
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Mark 9: 30-37 When Jesus puts a small child among him and says that whover welcomes one such as this welcomes him, he is challenging a predominate social assumption. This sermon takes a closer look at what he might be challengingVon Eric
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16th Sunday after Pentecost. September 8, 2024
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Mark 7:24-37 When the Syrophoenician woman comes to Jesus, she has nothing to offer him. She is begging, and this sermon looks at how that compares to the Church and our worship.Von Eric
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15th Sunday after Pentecost. Semptember 1, 2024
12:33
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Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 While it is important to make a clear distinction between God's Law and Human traditions, this sermon looks at how even arbitrary human traditions can be good and useful.Von Eric
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14th Sunday after Pentecost. August 25, 2024
13:19
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John 6:56-69 This is the last week of the bread discourse and this sermon takes a look at one more unlikely voice for Eucharist. This one compares a small childs reaction to a sermon with the disciples reaction to Jesus's command, and sometimes I don't know is an acceptable response.Von Eric
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13th Sunday after Pentecost. August 18, 2024
10:07
10:07
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John 6:51-58 In what has turned into an improptu sermon series on unlikely voices for Eucharist, this sermon looks at what the Bob Marley Song "I Shot the Sheriff" might have in common with Jesus's claim that anyone who doesn't eat the flesh of the Son of Man has no life within them.Von Eric
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12th Sunday after Pentecost. August 11, 2024
11:36
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John 6:35:41-51 While Jesus is declaring himself to be the "bread of life" he also calls him self "bread from heaven," comparing himself to Manna. This sermon looks at how the Uecharistic feast sustains us on our journey in this world.Von Eric
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11th Sunday after Pentecost. August 4 2024
11:34
11:34
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John 6:24-35 This sermon is an argument for the case to retain our sense of wonder and mysticism regarding the Eucharist. It also brings up skateboarding legend Rodney Mullen.Von Eric
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10th Sunday after Pentecost. July 28, 2024.
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John 6:1-15 When Jesus feeds 5,000 with 5 loaves and two fish it's not just a magic trick. It's a revelation of reality. This sermon asks what difference it would make if we believed that.Von Eric
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8th Sunday after Pentecost. July 14, 2024
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Amos 7:7-15 This sermon looks at a basic object lesson (children's sermon) God gives the prophet amos about a plumb line, and what it says about what can go wrong if we lose sight of the true standard against which we must measure what is Holy.Von Eric
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