Daniel Haas

Month: July 2011

  • Sermon Podcast: Fruits of the Spirit

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    Fruits of the Spirit 2011-07-10.m4a Listen on Posterous Listen to a sermon by the Rev. Daniel Haas based on Galatians 5:22-26. It was delivered at Provo Community United Church of Christ on July 10th 2011.

  • Forgiveness?

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    Imagine this emotional roller-coaster: – Being mad at your brother – Thinking you killed him – Depending on a foreign official to save your family’s life – Finding out he is your brother – Being scared of his retaliation And then Joseph does the unthinkable, saying: “Now do not be upset or blame yourselves because…

  • I pledged my life to my father for the boy

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    In today’s reading Genesis 44:1-34, Judah offers to take his brother’s place as a slave in order to fulfill the promise to his father to return Benjamin safely home. What must it have been like for Judah to make this offer? What would you have done in his situation? What factors would have influenced your…

  • Blood is thicker than water

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    Sometimes family members drift apart. Sometimes for a very long time. Joseph had not seen his baby brother Benjamin for years and years. Finally when his half-brothers came to look for food in Egypt he saw a chance to reunite with Benjamin. But that first time he saw him again did not go over so…

  • Sibling rivalry

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    Ever had any trouble with your siblings? Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery. When they later have to come and ask him for food they don’t recognize him. How does he deal with them? – He vents, speaking to them harshly. – He makes them confront their dad by demanding his youngest brother be brought…