John
Last week for the third Sunday of Lent, I preached on the story of the man born blind from John's Gospel the 9th chapter. It's an interesting story of bad theology, judgmental assumptions and an inexplicable miracle. And, it has an important lesson for us today.
bless the world
I'm preaching this sermon tomorrow based on Micah 6:1-8. In light of current events, and the divisions within our culture, God's people need to hear again the call to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God. I hope your Sunday is glorious!
Exodus
Here's the message I preached on Sunday, September 14, 2014, titled "The God In-Between." The lectionary reading for that Sunday was Exodus 14:19-31, and continues the story of God with the nation of Israel from Abraham through the Exodus experience. Click the arrow to play
Genesis
This is the message I preached on Sunday, August 17, 2014. Taken from the lectionary reading, Genesis 45:1-15, it's the story of Joseph and how God intervened to save both Joseph and the nation of Israel. It's a great story with wonderful insight into how
John
On Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014, I preached an Easter message from the Gospel Reading for the day, John 20:1-18. Mary Magdalene's testimony to the other disciples was, "I have seen the Lord." In this message I explore the idea that it isn't
Easter
For this Palm Sunday, we took a different approach. We combined elements of the Liturgy of the Palms about the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, with elements of the Liturgy of the Passion. This enabled us to move from the joyous crowds which greeted Jesus on his entry into
John
On the fourth Sunday in Lent this year, the lectionary reading from the New Testament was John 9:1-41, the story of the man born blind. Here's the message I preached last Sunday: undefined
2 Corinthians
This is the sermon I'm preaching tomorrow on Transfiguration Sunday. I trust that your experience of worship will be rich and wonderful as you see the light of the glory of God together. Seeing The Light of Glory 12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are
Lectionary Yr A
As we approach Easter Sunday, here are the manuscripts of the sermons I have preached at Easter for the past five years. I hope you have a glorious Easter celebration this year! * Seeing Jesus Again For The First Time, 2007, John 20:1-18 * Now We Understand, 2008, Acts 10:34-43
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The Parable of the Talents from Matthew 25:14-30 is often interpreted to mean that each of us should use our individual abilities -- our "talents" -- to serve God. But this is a parable about the kingdom of God, and Jesus is saying much more than what
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Have you ever been told that the Parable of the Talents meant you should use your own individual talents for God? Well, that is certainly true, but the meaning of this parable goes far beyond that narrow application. Here's the sermon I'm preaching on Sunday, November
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What if the parable of the 10 bridesmaids isn’t about just the second-coming of Christ? What if it was about the coming of the kingdom of God in the first century, and how some were prepared then, and some were not? Does the warning of Jesus to watch and