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• April 28, 2013 Sermon

  “Profanity”Acts 11:1-18A sermon preached by the Rev. Douglas M. DonleyApril 28, 2013University Baptist ChurchMinneapolis, MNDon’t worry. This is not a sermon full of expletives, regardless of the title. Baptist Preacher and sociologist Tony Campolo...

• April 14, 2013 Sermon

  “Persecution and Patience”Acts 9:1-20A sermon preached by the Rev. Douglas M. DonleyApril 14, 2013University Baptist ChurchMinneapolis, MNToday is a big day.  It’s Commitment Sunday, when we bring forward representations of our commitments to be a ...

• April 21, 2013 Sermon

  “Phishing”John 21:1-14A sermon preached by the Rev. Douglas M. DonleySacred Harp SundayApril 21, 2013University Baptist ChurchMinneapolis, MN I get all sorts of emails.  Several hundred a day.  Yesterday, I got one on my home email account from my b...

• April 7, 2013 Sermon

  “Planting”Jeremiah 17:5-10A Sermon preached by the Rev. Douglas M. DonleyApril 7, 2013University Baptist ChurchMinneapolis, MNWhen I picked this scripture and sermon title way back last summer, I was sure that by April 7th, we would be enjoying apple ...

• March 31, 2013 Sermon

  “Possible”John 20:1-18Easter SundayMarch 31, 2013A sermon preached by the Rev. Douglas M. DonleyUniversity Baptist ChurchMinneapolis, MNPossible.  The seemingly impossible happened on Easter Sunday.  And we are supposed to believe in the possible. ...

• March 24, 2013 Sermon

  “Palms”Luke 19:28-40A Sermon preached by the Rev. Douglas M. DonleyPalm SundayMarch 24, 2013University Baptist ChurchMinneapolis, MNI do some of my best sermon preparation around a pot of boiling maple sap.  Yesterday, I was trying to come up with so...

• March 10, 2013 Sermon

  "Prodigal"Luke 15:1-3, 11-32A Sermon Preached by The Rev. Douglas M. DonleyMarch10, 2013 University Baptist ChurchMinneapolis, MNThe proverb to ponder for this today is: Proverbs 15:17 Better a dinner of vegetables where love is than a fatted ox and hatre...

• March 3, 2013 Sermon

  “Penance”Luke 13:1-9A sermon preached by the Rev. Douglas M. DonleyMarch 3, 2013University Baptist ChurchMinneapolis, MN I don’t know if you pay attention to this or not, but at the top of the bulletin each Sunday is a proverb to ponder.  As a part...

• February 24, 2013 Sermon

  “Predators and Prey”Genesis 15:1-21A sermon preached by the Rev. Douglas M. DonleyFebruary 24, 2013University Baptist ChurchMinneapolis, MN Who has played the game “Predators and Prey”?  I learned this game a few years ago when I was chaperoning...

• February 17, 2013 Sermon

  “Plight”Luke 4:1-13A sermon preached by the Rev. Douglas M. DonleyFebruary 17, 2013University Baptist ChurchMinneapolis, MN Here we are at the beginning of the Lenten season. The season of Lent is 40 days plus 7 Sundays.  It is designed take us deepe...

• February 3, 2013 Sermon

  “Plain”Luke 6:17-26A sermon preached by the Rev. Douglas M. DonleyFebruary 3, 2013University Baptist ChurchMinneapolis, MNAnnie Dillard, in her book, Teaching a Stone to Talk wrote: “On the whole, I do not find Christians, outside the catacombs, suf...

• January 27, 2013 Sermon

  “Perfection”Psalm 19A Sermon Preached by Matty StricklerJanuary 27, 2013University Baptist ChurchMinneapolis, MN“May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O G-d my rock and my redeemer.” Those words ...

• January 13, 2013 Sermon

  “Podemos”Isaiah 43:1-7A Sermon Preached by The Rev. Douglas M. DonleyJanuary 13, 2013University Baptist ChurchMinneapolis, MN‎ I want you to know how profoundly grateful I am for all of the good wishes you gave me these past two weeks. I considered ...

• Christmas Eve 2012 Sermon

  “Pageantry”A Christmas Eve Sermon preached by the Rev. Douglas M. DonleyDecember 24, 2012University Baptist ChurchMinneapolis, MN This is the night of nights when we retell the story of stories.  We remember ghosts of Christmases past, we imagine Chr...

• December 23, 2012 Sermon

  “Prince of Peace”Isaiah 9:2-9A sermon preached by the Rev. Douglas M. DonleyDecember 23, 2012University Baptist ChurchMinneapolis, MN Well since the world didn’t end on the 21st, then we can’t put off all of the Christmas preparations.  Maybe tha...

• December 16, 2012 Sermon

  “Proclaim”Zephaniah 3:14-20Matthew 2:16-18A sermon preached by the Rev. Douglas M. DonleyDecember 16, 2012University Baptist ChurchMinneapolis, MN As we all heard about the shootings on Friday morning in Newtown Connecticut, our lives and perspectives...

• December 2, 2012 Sermon

  “Promise”Jeremiah 33:14-16A sermon preached by the Rev. Douglas M. DonleyDecember 2, 2012University Baptist ChurchMinneapolis, MNSo here we are in the Advent season.  The candles are ready to be lit as we get closer to Christmas.  The crowds are flo...

• November 25, 2012

  “PERSPECTIVE”A Sermon preached by Rev. Nadean BishopUniversity Baptist ChurchNovember 25, 2012Revelations 3:14-22Thanksgiving afternoon we carried our free-range turkey into the gathering of two dozen family members.  Almost immediately a distant rel...

• November 11, 2012 Sermon

  “Perspective”Mark 12:28-34A Sermon preached by the Rev. Douglas M. DonleyNovember 11, 2012University Baptist ChurchMinneapolis, MN Perspective.  That’s the word for today. The election has come and gone. And here we are.  The earth has not ended....

• November 4, 2012 Sermon

  “Peace”Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9A sermon Preached by the Rev. Douglas M. DonleyAll Saints DayNovember 4, 2012University Baptist ChurchMinneapolis, MN Last Sunday, I told you of the death of my cousin’s daughter Crystal.  Her death at the tender age o...