Sermons from April 2012

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UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER

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Carlos Wilton, April 15, 2012; 2nd Sunday of Easter, Year B; John 20:19-31 “But [Thomas] said to them, ‘Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.’” – John 20:25b They came by […]

THE AROMA OF LIFE

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Carlos Wilton, April 8, 2012; Easter, Year B; Mark 16:1-8 “When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.” Mark 16:1   After the long weeks of Lenten reflection and penitence, the great day is here at last: the […]

GODFORSAKEN

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Carlos Wilton, April 6, 2012; Good Friday, Year B; Psalm 22:1-19; Philippians 2:5-13; Mark 15:25-39 “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” – Psalm 22:1 “He could have called ten thousand angels To destroy the world and set Him free…” Could Jesus have called ten thousand angels to spring him from Roman custody, […]

WISDOM FROM A HOLY FOOL

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Carlos Wilton, April 1, 2012, Palm Sunday, Year B; Mark 11:1-11 “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!” Mark 11:9b   Happy Palm Sunday, everyone! And happy April Fool’s Day! By a curious accident of the calendar, today’s one of those “when worlds collide” occasions. Palm Sunday – that […]