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
ethics
I preached on Pentecost last Sunday as "Babel Revisited." In that sermon I repeated the conventional thinking that God punished mankind's attempt to build a tower to reach to the heavens. But listen to what Wendell Griffen says, Instead of reading the passage to mean that
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
Acts
Paul and Silas disturbed the city of Philippi when the power of the gospel interfered with business. Shouldn't our gospel disturb the city today? Sermon: Disturbing Our City -- Acts 16:16-34 NRSV 16:16 One day, as we were going to the place of prayer, we met
2 Timothy
I'm preaching the baccalaureate sermon tonight at Hargrave Military Academy here in our town of Chatham, Virginia. One hundred years ago, the pastor of our church became the founding president of Hargrave, so our ties go back to 1909-10, the first full school year. The Goal of a
Community
This week is National Police Week. All across the country, law enforcement officers and community residents are gathering to honor the memories of officers who have been killed in the line of duty. I was asked to speak at our local memorial service for fallen officers hosted by our church
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,