J. Hugh Magers
Sermons and Bible Studies
This Is a Remarkable Story…, Proper 10 (C) – 1998
This is a remarkable story. Jesus turns every thing upside down. The man who asked him the critical question was not satisfied with Jesusâ very simple, very clear, and very […]
The Intent of the Gospel…, Proper 5 (C) – 1998
The intent of the gospel appointed for this Sunday is very, very clear. Jesus is God. We know this because a young man is brought back to life. This is […]
The Gospel of John Begins…, Easter 2 (C) – 1998
This gospel reading ends with, There were many other signs that Jesus worked and the disciples saw, but they are not recorded in this book. These are recorded so that […]
The Story of the Prodigal Son Is…, Lent 4 (C) – 1998
The story of the Prodigal son is one of the best known of all the stories in the Gospels. It is easy to see why, since it connects immediately to […]
The Gospel Appointed for…, Epiphany 6 (C) – 1998
The gospel appointed for this Sunday is both disturbing and comforting. It is a mix of “blessed” and “woe.” What is more bothersome is that the blessed conditions hardly seem […]
This Gospel Is about Jesus…, Epiphany 4 (C) – 1998
This Gospel is about Jesus, his miracle working, his truth telling, and his authority. The setting is his home town and the countryside near where he grew up. In his […]
A Big Event, Epiphany 1 (C) – 1998
The Baptism of Jesus is a big event. There are a lot of things that come together in Jesus’ baptism. There are a lot of things that come together in […]
Adolescence, Christmas 2 – 1998
This Gospel lesson is the one window we have into Jesus’ life in early adolescence. But we really can’t appropriately use the term adolescence in this context. Entrance into adulthood […]
As It Was, Christmas Eve – 1997
The Christiams Story according to St. Luke has to be one of the most familiar of all of the stories in the Bible. Our earliest memories of it may be […]
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