Category Archives: Sermonettes

Solomon, If You Walk In My Ways

Posted on January 10, 2021 by nathanalbright

[Note: This is the prepared text for a split sermon given to the United Church of Congregation in the Dalles on Sabbath, January 9, 2021.] Our first impression of Solomon is generally a positive one. Perhaps most notably among these … Continue reading →

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According To The Bride-Price Of Virgins

Posted on November 8, 2020 by nathanalbright

Today I would like to do something that is a bit unusual, and that is to provide a detailed examination of obscure biblical law that deals with marriage under less than ideal circumstances, and how it was that biblical law … Continue reading →

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The Macedonian Call

Posted on October 25, 2020 by nathanalbright

[Note: The below is the prepared text of a sermonette given to the Portland UCG congregation on October 24, 2020.] We have just returned from a Feast of Tabernacles that is different from any one in recent memory. Most of … Continue reading →

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They Will Look Upon Me Whom They Pierced: Part Two

Posted on August 30, 2020 by nathanalbright

[Note: This is the prepared text for a sermonette given to the Portland, Oregon congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, August 29, 2020.] Just a bit more than six months ago, as we approached the Passover and … Continue reading →

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Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud

Posted on July 19, 2020 by nathanalbright

[Note:  This is the prepared text for a message given to the Portland congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, July 18, 2020.] There is saying that you know you are in trouble when you have to say … Continue reading →

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Lessons From The Hyrax

Posted on June 28, 2020 by nathanalbright

[Note:  This is the prepared text for a sermonette given to the UCG Portland congregation on June 27, 2020.  The message is based on a previous study of the hyrax done by the author.] Are you smarter than a Bible … Continue reading →

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Creating A Holy Nation

Posted on June 1, 2020 by nathanalbright

[The following is the text for a message given to the UCG The Dalles congregation for Pentecost on May 31, 2020.] Almost 3500 years ago, as the festival of Pentecost was approaching, the children of Israel, who had just been … Continue reading →

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But Without Your Consent, I Wanted To Do Nothing

Posted on May 17, 2020 by nathanalbright

[Note:  This is the prepared text for a sermonette given to the UCG Portland congregation on Sabbath, May 16, 2020.] The problem of coercion and consent are important ones in our times.  Whether we examine the continuing debate over the … Continue reading →

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A Tale Of Two Mounts

Posted on April 12, 2020 by nathanalbright

[The following are the notes for a sermonette given to the Portland UCG congregation on April 11, 2020.] I know that most of us have not been traveling very much recently because of the stay at home order in this … Continue reading →

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A Psalm Of Ascents Check-Up

Posted on March 8, 2020 by nathanalbright

[These are the notes for a message that was given to the Portland UCG congregation on Sabbath, March 7, 2020.  The audio for the message can be found here.] Many of us are familiar with the reality of the annual … Continue reading →

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