Kyle Matthew Oliver

Tag: St. Paul

  • “Less certain, more convinced”: A sermon on the end of Romans 8

    “Less certain, more convinced”: A sermon on the end of Romans 8

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    Proper 12, Year A (1 Kings 3:5–12; Romans 8:26–39; Matthew 13:31–33, 44–52) PDF | Audio (soon, or Dropbox) | Text: Do you ever get jealous of the disciples? Not for the mighty deeds or the heroic deaths, necessarily, but for the simple fact that they met and knew the Lord as none of us can?…

  • Suffering, endurance, character, hope

    Suffering, endurance, character, hope

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    Third Sunday in Lent, Year A (Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 95; Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42) Image source: “Hope” by Renato Giordanelli via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) PDF | Audio (soon, or via Dropbox) | Text: I’m breathing slightly easier this weekend than I have for the last few months. We have reached the end, at least as far as the calendar…

  • Activation Energy & Spiritual Gifts

    Activation Energy & Spiritual Gifts

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    Epiphany 2, Year C (1 Corinthians 12:1-11) PDF | Audio (or via Dropbox) | Text: Image source: jasonwoodhead23 CC BY 2.0 via Flickr I wonder if Epiphany is easier in the southern hemisphere. “In your light, we see light,” was the phrase from this morning’s psalm that stuck with me all week. But this matra had…