Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat

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Go and Do Likewise by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat, at Mount Vernon, Ohio based on Luke 10:25-37 at Mount Vernon, Ohio, July 13, 2025.

This isn't a part of my text, but it just occurred to me as I...
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Joy Cometh in the Morning by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat, at Mount Vernon, Ohio based on Psalm 30, at Mount Vernon, Ohio, July 6, 2025.

The Psalms may well have been collected and arranged in their present form as the...
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Where Is Your Faith? by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat, at Mount Vernon, Ohio based on Luke 8:22-25, at Mount Vernon, Ohio, June 22, 2025.

I love this passage of Scripture. I'm deeply grateful for Luke to include it in...
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Present and Favorable by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat, at Mount Vernon, Ohio based on Matthew 5:13-16, at Mount Vernon, Ohio, June 15, 2025.

None of the lectionary passages really do fit Father’s Day, in my opinion, which is...
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On the Road by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat, June 1, 2025, at Mount Vernon, Ohio based on Mark 10: 46-52

On the road. No, I'm not going to sing Willie Nelson. I'm never going to beat Willie....
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You Got This by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat, May 25, 2025, at Mount Vernon, Ohio based on John 5: 1-9. 

In 1978, where were you? Please don't answer this out loud. Where were you in 1978? I...
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The Cost of Discipleship by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat, May 18, 2025, at Mount Vernon, Ohio based on John 13: 31-35. 

“The Cost of Discipleship.” This is a famous book that Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote, so I'm utilizing...
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We Are One, Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat, May 11, 2025, at Mount Vernon, Ohio based on John 10: 22-30

This, of course, is one of the things that Jesus said, one of the many...
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The Lord God Almighty, Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat, April 27, 2025, at Mount Vernon, Ohio based on John 20:19-23

So, more about me. I've been thinking about this all week. If you live long...
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Outside the Tomb by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat, April 20, 2025

Outside the tomb. When I think of Easter, I think of a farm. I think...