Sermon: "Deny yourself"
Sermon – August 30 th , 2026 Hope Lutheran Church, Port Coquitlam BC Text: Matthew 16.21-28 Theme: Deny yourself __________________________ Intr – The Diomede Islands. Have you ever heard about them? They are two rocky islands: The Russian island of Big Diomede , and the American island of Little Diomede . These islands are located in the middle of the Bering Strait between mainland Alaska and Siberia , which borders with the Chukchi Sea to the north and the Bering Sea to the south. Now here’s something unique and curious about them: because they are separated by the International Date Line , one is almost a day ahead of the other. Due to locally defined time zones, Big Diomede is 21 hours ahead of Little Diomede. Because of this the islands are sometimes called Tomorrow Island (Big Diomede) and Yesterday Island (Little Diomede). At their closest points, the two islands are about 3.8 km (2.4 mi) apart. [1] During winter, an ice bridge usually spans th...
