Daniel Haas

Tag: Matthew

  • All you can eat!

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    Jesus feeding the 5000 is not only about sharing, but added value. Please read the outline of my sermon about the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.

  • Equal pay for equal work?

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    Equal pay for equal work? Not with God! Instead Jesus insists on Freedom of contract. When the workers who were hired first thought they would receive more than the others, and they complained when all were paid the same, Jesus shrugged: ‘I have not cheated you. After all, you agreed to do a day’s work…

  • Forgive seventy times seven

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    Have you ever had to forgive someone for something? Did your willingness to forgive improve your relationship with that person? What would the world be like without forgiveness? Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, if my brother keeps on sinning against me, how many times do I have to forgive him? Seven times?”…

  • Matthew 21:18-46

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    Today’s Reading is Matthew 21:18-46. Thanks to the District of Columbia’s Emancipation Day Tax Day is today: “Do you owe the IRS over 20 thousand dollars in back taxes? Do you have unfiled returns, are you under audit? Are your wages being garnished or about to be? Has your bank account been levied? […] Do…

  • Matthew 21:1-17

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    Today’s Reading is Matthew 21:1-17. I was in the nice position to be able to listen to a sermon of my wife preaching at my church. She made a very nice point: Cheering for Jesus in good times is easy. But when the going gets rough we are pretty much like those people that were…