Daniel Haas

Month: January 2011

  • John 17:1-26

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    Today’s Reading is John 17:1-26.Today is also the Sunday of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.Hence the natural focus is on the most famous phrase from Jesus’ high priestly prayer – verse 21: “I pray that they may all be one.” One beautiful symbol reflecting this verse is the symbol of the United Church…

  • Sermon Podcast: Called Together

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    Listen to a sermon by the Rev. Daniel Haas titled “Called Together” based on Matthew 4:12-22. It was delivered at Provo Community United Church of Christ on January 23rd 2011.   Download now or listen on posterous Called_Together_2011-01-23.m4a (9288 KB)

  • Acts 8:4-25

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    Today’s passage is Acts 8:4-25. We are introduced to Simon Magus (Greek Σίμων ὁ μάγος), also known as Simon the Sorcerer and Simon of Gitta. The book of Acts is about the early church shaping in structure and theology. Simon represents a gnostic sect that is discredited in this story. Also it is the myth…

  • Matthew 18:6-20

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    Jesus: What do you think a man does who has one hundred sheep and one of them gets lost?Spock: Were I to invoke logic, however, logic clearly dictates that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.Kirk: The needs of the one outweighed the needs of the many.

  • Matthew 17:24-18:5

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    Today’s Reading is Matthew 17:24-18:5.Since Matthew mainly draws from three sources: Mark, Q and special material, I want to focus on the latter today. The author of the Gospel has cameo appearances in his own works. We know he is totally familiar with the fishermen community of Galilee. Today “Matthew” introduces us to the pride…