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Kurt Jacobson. Welcoming Grace, Words of Love for All
FOREWORD. By Andra Palmer
CONFESSION OF A BLACK SHEEP LUTHERAN UPON THE OCCASION OF A BELOVED PASTOR RETIRING. By Nickolas Butler
The Left-Handed Attack. March 4, 1990
The End of Religion. March 28, 1993
When I Find Myself in Times of Trouble. June 12, 1994
Drawing Lines. October 15, 1995
A Clear Bias. February 15, 1998
But You Promised. March 29, 1998
Five Loaves and Two Fish. August 1, 1999
The Adventure of Grace. August 29, 1999
Here I Am, Send Me. June 18, 2000
The Verdict. June 16, 2002
Trouncing Worry. October 6, 2002
Angels: Fantasy or Faith. December 22, 2002
Violated Expectations. December 29, 2002
Fear and Failure No Longer Thrive. April 20, 2003
Risk with a Purpose. October 26, 2003
Social Graces and Dinner Spaces: A New Order to God’s Kingdom. August 29, 2004
Hanging with Sinners. June 5, 2005
Home for Christmas. Christmas Eve 2005
Where the Maps Meet. March 12, 2006
After the Music Stops. April 9, 2006
More Than Roses and Chocolates. January 28, 2007
The Truth About Trees. August 9, 2009
Two Parades Then; Two Parades Now. April 17, 2011
Seeking Transformation. December 13, 2015
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
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This collection of selected sermons by Pastor Kurt Jacobson is a treasure that spans twenty-eight years of service. What an uplifting experience, to go back and revisit Pastor Kurt’s most powerful and compelling sermons that bring hope and good news to our lives!
For those of you who were in the congregation when Pastor Kurt delivered these sermons, you will hear his voice and see his body language as you read each one. Your readings will take you back to that year, that church service, that Bible passage, and Kurt’s moving message.
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I hear the temptations in the statements that God's promise of forgiveness and grace given at Baptism can't do it all - that there has to be something we have to do to finally win the prize.
Perhaps the temptations come in the voice of the cynic: "Yes, you Christians talk about God's love and how God will provide. That will do you a lot of good in the unemployment line! If God cares for you so much, then let God get you a job!"
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