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Rev. Don Van Antwerpen
Mar 26, 202311 min read
Standing in Wait
This sermon is the second of the "Casual Sermons" Series, and was delivered by Rev. Don Van Antwerpen to Unfinished Community on Sunday,...
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Rev. Don Van Antwerpen
Mar 19, 20238 min read
Return to Sender; An Open Letter to my Colleagues in Christian Ministry
This sermon is the first of the "Casual Sermons" Series, and was delivered by Rev. Don Van Antwerpen (this time) to Unfinished Community...
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Rev. Don Van Antwerpen
Mar 13, 202311 min read
Well, Actually...
Sermon delivered remotely by Rev. Don Van Antwerpen to the congregation of First Reformed Church of New Brunswick, NJ, on March 12, 2023...
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Rev. Don Van Antwerpen
Feb 26, 202313 min read
Keeping Up Appearances (見かけをよくする)
Sermon delivered in-person (in English) by Rev. Don Van Antwerpen (and translated by Rev. Akiko Van Antwerpen) to the congregation of...
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Rev. Don Van Antwerpen
Feb 12, 202313 min read
Very Much in Need of Seasoning
Sermon delivered remotely by Rev. Don Van Antwerpen to the congregation of First Reformed Church of New Brunswick, NJ, on February 5,...
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Rev. Don Van Antwerpen
Feb 12, 202312 min read
A Useless Library
Sermon delivered remotely by Rev. Don Van Antwerpen to the congregation of First Reformed Church of New Brunswick, NJ, on January22, 2023...
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Rev. Don Van Antwerpen
Jan 8, 202314 min read
Christmas Eve Reflections (Bilingual)
Presented in both English and Japanese, the following are the reflections offered at the joint Christmas Eve service for Unfinished...
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Rev. Don Van Antwerpen
Nov 20, 202213 min read
Premature Alleluias
Sermon delivered remotely by Rev. Don Van Antwerpen to the congregation of First Reformed Church of New Brunswick, NJ, on October 30,...
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Rev. Don Van Antwerpen
Jul 18, 202211 min read
Who are You Listening To?
Sermon delivered by Rev. Don Van Antwerpen remotely at Yokohama Union Church on July 17th, 2022 There is a feeling, one that we’re all...
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Rev. Don Van Antwerpen
May 30, 20227 min read
A Time for Fire
Sermon delivered on May 29th, at Unfinished Community in Ashiya, Japan It’s funny, really, where our blind spots tend to be when it comes...
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Rev. Don Van Antwerpen
Apr 24, 20225 min read
Revelation 19, and the Discipline of Joy
This sermon was preached at Unfinished Community on Easter Sunday. Rather than the usual discussion questions, it ended in a group...
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Rev. Don Van Antwerpen
Apr 24, 20227 min read
Abandoning Kaizen Christianity: The Spiritual Discipline of Course-Correction
This sermon was delivered at Unfinished Community on April 3, 2022 - the second-to-last Sunday in the Advent season. So I think we can...
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Rev. Don Van Antwerpen
Jun 8, 202112 min read
Sermon: Grabbing Helicopters (Rev. Don Van Antwerpen)
Scripture: Mark 3:19b-35 Then he went home; and the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat. When his family heard it,...
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Rev. Don Van Antwerpen
May 25, 202111 min read
Sermon: "Anticlimax" (Rev. Don Van Antwerpen)
Scripture: Romans 8:22-27 (text below, as part of the sermon) _________________________________________________________________________...
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Rev. Don Van Antwerpen
May 13, 202111 min read
Sermon: "White Sheep" (Rev. Don Van Antwerpen)
Scripture: Matthew 18:12-14 What do you think? If a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the...
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Rev. Don Van Antwerpen
May 13, 202114 min read
Sermon: "Peace" be With You (Rev. Don Van Antwerpen)
Scripture: Luke 24:36b-48 While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” They...
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Rev. Don Van Antwerpen
Apr 5, 202114 min read
Easter Sermon: "And"
Scripture: John 19:40 - 20:18 They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it with the spices in linen cloths, according to the burial custom...
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Rev. Don Van Antwerpen
Mar 28, 202114 min read
Sermon: “Come Thou Unexpected Jesus--Cognitive Dissonance in Our Faith" (Pastor Akiko Van Antwerpen
Mark11:1-11 When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his...
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Rev. Don Van Antwerpen
Mar 22, 202110 min read
Sermon: Who's a Good Doggo?
Expectations can be difficult things. For example, when you came to today’s sermon podcast today you probably had certain expectations;...
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Rev. Don Van Antwerpen
Mar 15, 20217 min read
Sermon: Correlation does NOT equal Causation
Scripture: 2 Kings 2:23-25 He went up from there to Bethel; and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of the city...
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