Jeremiah
The God Who Would Be Known Jeremiah 31:27-34 27 "The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will plant the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the offspring of men and of animals. 28 Just as I watched over them to uproot
Lectionary Yr C
Jesus' story of the mustard seed and faith might mean something different than we've often thought. I'm preaching this sermon tomorrow, from the Gospel of Luke, chapter 17:5-10. A Little Faith and A Lot of Obedience Luke 17:5-10 5The apostles said to the
1 Timothy
Here's the sermon I 'm preaching tomorrow from 1 Timothy 6:6-19, titled "Wall Street and the Apostle Paul." Wall Street and The Apostle Paul 1 Timothy 6:6-19 NIV 6But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7For we brought nothing into the world, and
Genesis
This summer I'm preaching a series of sermons titled "The Wisdom of ....." and today's sermon was "The Wisdom of Justice and Mercy." Each of the 8 sermons is based on a text from the revised common lectionary for that day. Here'
Lectionary Yr C
I'm starting a new sermon series this Sunday using texts taken from the Revised Common Lectionary readings for July and August. As I read through each of these scripture selections, I picked up a theme of "wise living" from them. Each text seemed to me to
1 Kings
When facing the impossible God might have another idea. After all, God still does the impossible work of changing lives everyday. Facing The Impossible I Kings 17:8-16, 17-24 Luke 7:11-17 Galatians 1:11-24 An Impossible Mission Have you ever faced a situation you thought was impossible? One in
Lectionary Yr C
On this Memorial Day weekend, we as a nation, and as God's people, should listen to the voice of Wisdom as she calls out to us. Wisdom Calls Out Proverbs 8:1-4, 12-31 1 Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice? 2 On the
Acts
On Pentecost, the community that was divided by God at the Tower of Babel is recreated in the miracle of communication at the coming of the Holy Spirit. Babel Revisited Acts 2:1-21 1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2Suddenly a sound like
John
The lame man answered the wrong question when Jesus asked him, "Do you want to be well?" Sometimes we do the same thing. Answering the Wrong Question John 5:1-9 1Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for a feast of the Jews. 2Now there is in
Community
This is the meditation I am giving at the Community Prayer Breakfast sponsored by our local hospital, Danville Regional Medical Center. A Story of Prayer and Community We have gathered here this morning because we believe in two things -- the power of prayer and our responsibility to our community.
Lectionary Yr C
Heaven is going to be filled with people from every nation, tribe, race, and language -- shouldn't we get to know each other now? What Are All These People Doing In Heaven? Rev 7:9-17 9After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that
John
Feeding the Sheep and Following the Shepherd Feeding Jesus' sheep means following Jesus as his disciples. We cannot do one without the other. 1Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Tiberias. It happened this way: 2Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee,