Understanding the Jesus of the Gospels
Sermons from the Gospels
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- If It Were Not So…
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- The Law Upon Our Hearts
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Mel Prestamo, Ruling Elder, PCUSA Offered to the First Presbyterian Church of Franklin, NJ on May 17, 2026 Before we get into today’s lectionary, I want to tell you about a small book that I read recently. The book entitled “Season’s Greetings: Christmas Letters From those Who Were There,” written by Ruth Boling. In it…
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Mine Hill PC / Chester Community Church, June 27, 2021, Mark 5, 21-43 Mel Prestamo, Elder PCUSA This reading from Mark has details packed in all kinds of nooks and crannies and I think that it is fascinating to unravel it and take a close look at what was going on. At the very outset…
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Luke 8: 26-39 Mel Prestamo, Elder PCUSA This passage in Luke’s Gospel this morning is a difficult one to preach on. To phrase it succinctly, there are two issues that we modern day readers come up against here that make it difficult to see the forest for a couple of trees that get in our…