Easter
Do You Love Me? Lessons from the third Sunday in Easter
Resurrection is not a one-and-done event. It is a way of seeing. A way of being. A rhythm of grace that pulses through every act of love, every turning of sorrow to song.
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Peace Be Unto You: The Breath Between Doubt and Wonder
What if this Sunday, we remembered that resurrection isn’t about escaping doubt, or dancing over death, or pretending we have no wounds? What if it is this: that Jesus meets us right in the middle of our fear, our ache, our questioning, and breaths?
Easter
The Imagination of God
Resurrection is not the reversal of death. It is God’s radical imagination of life itself. It exemplifies the certainty that divine love is not hemmed in by what we think possible.
Ezekiel
Sermon: 5 Lessons for a Pandemic
Here's the text of the sermon I preached this morning in our first GoToMeeting.com worship experience. We had some technical issues, but a good first effort. Ezekiel 37:1-14 37 The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of
Lectionary Yr B
Psalm 22: A Surprising Lenten Study
Last Wednesday night I led the meditation for our community Lenten "meal and meditation" service. I chose Psalm 22 from the lectionary for the previous Sunday, but used the entire psalm rather than just the last portion. Here's the study -- Psalm 22: A Lenten Study
Easter
Podcast: When Jesus Opens Our Blind Eyes
The story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35) is one of my favorite post-resurrection stories. As you hear this story, you can feel the grief-stricken disciples' pain and disappointment. But, as Jesus reminds them through Scripture of God's great redemptive plan, and
Lectionary Yr A
Two sermons for this Sunday
This Sunday's Gospel reading brings us to Luke 24:13-35. It's the story of two disciples on the road to Emmaus on resurrection Sunday evening. The road to Emmaus account rates as one of my favorite stories in the New Testament. I'm working on
John
Podcast: The Resurrection Changes Everything
Easter Sunday 2017 was a glorious day at Chatham Baptist Church. We enjoyed wonderful music, great attendance with many friends and family present, and the celebration of communion together. Here's the sermon I preached from John 20:1-18, titled, "The Resurrection Changes Everything:"
Ezekiel
Podcast: Opening Graves, Restoring Hope
For the fifth Sunday in Lent, I preached on Jesus raising Lazarus from the grave, from John 11:1-45. After encounters with Nicodemus (John 3), the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4), and the man born blind (John 9:1-41), Jesus raises his friend, Lazarus from the dead. This
John
Easter Podcast: "I Have Seen The Lord"
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
Sermon: The Implications of Being Sent By Jesus
Here's the sermon I'm preaching for the second Sunday of Eastertide. I trust your Sunday will be a wonderful day filled with hope that the resurrection brings, just as it brought hope and possibility to the first disciples. The Implications of Being Sent By Jesus John
Pastoral Care
A Great Day Sunday and Back To Work on Monday
We had a great day on Easter Sunday! Les Adams led the service, Don Reagan read scripture, Eleanor Haskins presented the children's sermon, others prayed, Charlotte was amazing on the organ, and the choir outdid themselves on Resurrection Sunday. Thanks to our great lay leaders, all I had