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Crisis and Repentance

Rolf Jacobson | Working Preacher

This podcast considers texts for Ash Wednesday, suggesting the penitential prayer of repentance from Psalm 51:1-17 and the communal crisis from Joel 2:1-2,12-17, as key preaching themes.

Psalm 51:1-17; Joel 2:1-2, 12-17

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Ash Wednesday, Community, Repentance

Authority Issues

Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher

Sermon Preparation

Reflecting on Matthew 21:23-32; Mark 11:27-33; Luke 20:1-8, and Philippians 2:1-13, Karoline M. Lewis discusses the definition and basis of authority and the importance of being of the same mind as Christ.

Matthew 21:23-32; Mark 11:27-33; Luke 20:1-8

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Community, Humility, Jerusalem, Jesus Christ's Authority

Presence in the Present

Karoline M Lewis | The Christian Century

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Sermon Preparation

In this article on John 11:1-12:10, Karoline M. Lewis maintains that the resurrection of Lazarus is not only a sign of a future eternal life, but also a promise of life with Jesus in the present.

John 11, 12:1-10

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Resurrection Of Jesus Christ, Eternal Life, Lent, Easter

New Preachers Finding Their Voice

Eve Clayton | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Article about Preaching

Karoline M. Lewis proposes for new preachers, finding their authentic voice requires deep self-reflection in a supportive, respectful context. Lewis explores how this challenge unfolds, especially for women.

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Preaching, Gender, Authentic

The Power of Women in Ministry

Eve Clayton | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Article about Church Life and Leadership

Karoline M. Lewis shares about the unique challenges women face in ministry and how naming the realities of these challenges is the first step in recognizing and responding proactively to them.

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Clergy, Pastoral Leadership, Women

Freedom from Fear

Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher

Sermon Preparation

Karoline M. Lewis relates Jesus' exorcism of the demons from the Gerasene man in the tombs (Mark 5:1-20), and the resulting fear of his fellow citizens, to the modern experience of mental illness.

Mark 5:1-20

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Demon, Fear, Freedom, Hope

Preaching Within the Season

Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher

Article about Preaching

Karoline Lewis looks at the Gospel readings for the six Sundays after Easter, writing that the resurrection of Christ is not only an assurance of our future hope, but also an integral part of on-going life.

Luke 24:13-35; John 11:25, 14:1-21

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Easter, Resurrection Of Jesus Christ, Daily Living, Mystery

Light Shines on a Weary World

Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher

Sermon Preparation

Karoline M. Lewis reflects on the incarnation in John 1:1-14. "God’s light warms dusky souls, pierces through shadowy faith, and radiates our clouded consciousnesses so that we can feel grace upon grace once again."

John 1:1-14

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Incarnation, Light

Now Is the Time

Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher

Sermon Preparation

Karoline M. Lewis says that instead of pitting Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42) against each other, "we need to be both, for different reasons, and ... there is a lot of possibility in between."

Luke 10:38-42

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Martha, Mary Of Bethany

The Return of Palm Sunday

Karoline M Lewis | The Christian Century

Sermon Preparation

In this article on Matthew 21:1-11, Karoline Lewis argues for the return of Palm Sunday observance, a day when God's reality and the world's reality are held in tension.

Matthew 21:1-11

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Hosanna, Messiah, Palm Sunday, Passion Sunday

Gradual Confession

Karoline M Lewis | The Christian Century

Sermon Preparation

Karoline M. Lewis says each believer must offer a personal reply to Jesus’ question, “Who do you say that I am?” in Matthew 16:13-20. Confessing Jesus as Messiah involves the process of discipleship, death and resurrection.

Matthew 16:13-20

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Messiah, Discipleship

Disciples Aren't Greater Than

Karoline M Lewis | The Christian Century

Sermon Preparation

In this blog, Karoline M. Lewis reflects on Mark 9:30-37 and challenges the notion of "greater than" in the Kingdom of God, admonishing the reader that such suggestions diminish others.

Mark 9:30-37

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Humility, Pride, Self-exaltation

Preaching Within the Season

Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher

Article about Preaching

Karoline Lewis encourages preachers to embrace the message of Pentecost and carry it into the ordinary time of the summer months, making them extraordinary.

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Pentecost, Resurrection Of Jesus Christ, Kingdom Of God, Ordinary Time

And the Gospel Is? Hospitality

Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher

Sermon Preparation

Karoline Lewis' article on Mark 6:1-13 explores both our discomfort in receiving hospitality and how to practice "the kind of hospitality that Jesus lived."

Mark 6:1-13

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Hospitality, Discipleship, Acceptance

A Good Day to Be Born

Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher

Article about Preaching, Sermon Preparation

Karoline Lewis suggests that "one way to preach the meaning of Jesus’ birth is to preach that it gives meaning to our own." Jesus' birth speaks of both the joy and the fragility of new life.

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Birth, Christmas, Nativity

The Identity of the Incarnated Word

Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher

Karoline Lewis's commentary on John 1:1-18 discusses how John presents Jesus as both God's child and "God revealing God's self" in a new way. Focusing on God's "bosom," Lewis reveals the "beloved disciple's" identity as us.

John 1:1-18

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Christmas, Identity, Incarnation, Children Of God

Exorcisms for Our Day

Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher

Sermon Preparation

Karoline Lewis says that Jesus' first act of public ministry in Mark, an exorcism (Mark 1:21-28), signifies God's presence in "the places and spaces where it seems God could never be."

Mark 1:21-28

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Exorcism, God's Presence, Doubt, Unbelief

Crises Preaching

Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher

Sermon Preparation

In this reflection on the request of James and John in Mark 10:35-45, Karoline M. Lewis offers encouragement to preachers who are preaching in times of crisis - "crisis as a decisive and definitive moment."

Mark 10:35-45

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John (person), Preaching, Trauma, James (son Of Zebedee)

A Prologue for the New Year

Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher

Scripture Meditation or Sermon

Karoline Lewis says that the prologue to John's gospel (John 1:1-18) is a Christmas gift that invites us to develop a prologue of themes and directions for our own lives in relation to God.

John 1:1-18

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Christmas, New Year, Discipleship, Identity

Against Passion Sunday

Karoline M Lewis | The Christian Century

Article about Worship and the Sacraments

Should we try to hold the palms and the passion together in a single service? In this reflection, Karoline Lewis advocates for Palm Sunday over Passion Sunday, arguing that we need Palm Sunday's moments of praise.

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Palm Sunday, Praise, Christian Year, Passion Sunday