The Seeds of Heaven: Sermons on the Gospel of MatthewWestminster John Knox Press, 2004 M01 1 - 113 pages This wonderful collection of sermons by renowned preacher, author, and speaker Barbara Brown Taylor is based on the Gospel of Matthew. Each of the fifteen sermons, three of them appearing here for the first time in print, is based on a reading from Matthew, including "Exceeding Righteousness" (Matthew 5:17-20), "The Problem with Miracles" (14:13-21), "Family Fights" (18:15-20), "Once More from the Heart" (18:21-35), "Beginning at the End" (20:1-16), and "On the Clouds of Heaven" (24:29-44). |
Contents
Exceeding Righteousness | 1 |
The Marginal Messiah | 9 |
The Open Yoke | 15 |
The Extravagant Sower | 23 |
Learning to Live with Weeds | 31 |
The Seeds of Heaven | 39 |
The Problem with Miracles | 47 |
Saved by Doubt | 55 |
Crossing the Line | 61 |
Gods Rock | 69 |
Risking Life | 75 |
Family Fights | 83 |
Once More from the Heart | 91 |
Beginning at the End | 99 |
On the Clouds of Heaven | 107 |
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