Normal 0 0 1 1689 9631 80 19 11827 11.1539 0 0 0 A Sermon by Alex Evans Second Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA Sunday, February 5, 2012 Texts: Isaiah 40:21-31; Mark 1:29-39 “What Is This Message?”             I wonder if you saw the major newspaper headlines late in this week: “Facebook files for IPO.” Sometime this spring, Facebook – the social network company that is only 8 years old and that has 845 million users – plans to raise $5 billion from stock sales in this initial public offering.             I bring this up today because it points to the...

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Before I read the scripture I’m going to give some background on it as I’ve done before. 1 Corinthians 8, part of the Apostle Paul’s letter to the church in Corinth, will come later within my sermon. So, again, keep in mind that the sermon isn’t actually longer, it’s just that the scripture is within the sermon!  Let me also say upfront that I have gotten permission from individuals I name in the examples I use. Paul wrote to the early church of Corinth which probably started around 50 CE. The Greek city of Corinth was a bustling sea town...

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  A Sermon by Alex Evans, PastorSecond Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA From Sunday, January 22, 2012 Texts: Psalm 62:5-12; Mark 1:14-20 “Good News or Good Advice?” My wife Ginger and I went to the movies recently. It was kind of hard to choose what to see – so many excellent movies these days.             Before I tell you a little about the movie we saw, let me tell you about the PREVIEWS. You know, you get to your seat, and then you get to watch 20 minutes – it seems like 20 minutes  – of previews for upcoming movies. Some of...

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Normal 0 0 1 1612 9193 76 18 11289 11.1539 0 0 0 A Sermon by Alex Evans, Pastor Second Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA Sunday, January 15, 2012 Texts: Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; John 1:43-51 “Can Anything Good Come Out of Nazareth?             I want to tell you an interesting story. A preacher friend of mine went to visit one of the elderly ladies in his church. This lady had been a life-long member in this church. But at this stage, her husband had died, her children lived in other places, and she resided in an assisted living section of a...

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  A Sermon by Alex EvansSecond Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA Sunday, January 8, 2012 Genesis 1:1-5, Mark 1:4-11 “Whose Voice Do We Hear?”             In various seasons of life, I find my faith and life enriched by the writings of Henri Nouwen. Nouwen, originally from Holland, was a Catholic priest whose life, insights, and writings continue to give encouragement to all of us who seek deeper spiritual lives. As we move into the early days of 2012, certain words from Nouwen got my attention again. In a book called Seeds of Hope, Nouwen says this: “Our lives as we live them...

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