An Identity on Which We Can Rely The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. In Luke’s gospel, the story of Jesus’ temptation comes immediately after his baptism and a lengthy listing of his ancestors. Both help confirm the identity of Jesus as the Messiah and the…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Seventh Sunday after Epiphany The promise and its fulfillment may not look at all alike, even though they are intimately connected. Paul speaks about seeds and plants as he tries to picture resurrection life. Joseph’s brothers never thought they…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Sixth Sunday after Epiphany A fundamental decision is placed before us this day: Will we choose the way of blessing or the way of woe? The death and resurrection of Jesus is the pivot on which the decision turns.…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. God’s Imperfect People “Go in peace, share the good news.” Week after week Christians gather together, hear the word proclaimed, share a meal, and are sent out to bear the good news of God in Christ Jesus to a…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Called to Domestic Disturbance Jesus reads from the scriptures and is the talk of the town. At first, Jesus is seen as the hometown boy made good. Then something changes. Is it the mention of Jesus being the son…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Living “Words with Friends” Playgrounds still resound with “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” But those words ring hollow. As adults, and as children, we know only too well the power of…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Talk about Variety! Epiphanies don’t just happen in church—a sudden insight can lead to a “Eureka!” in scientific experiments, an “Aha!” in a detective’s casework, a “Checkmate!” in a fierce chess game, and even a self-satisfied “Yes!” in Sudoku,…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. The Voice of God Are you longing to hear God’s voice? What would it be like to hear God call you by name? For many it seems that God spoke to people long ago and far away, but now…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. A Light in Our Darkness The longest night of the year has passed, but while the light is increasing, it remains so incremental it appears as though the darkness outside is triumphing. By the third day of January, the…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Becoming Who We Were Intended to Be In this Christmas season we celebrate that Jesus has come among us to free us from our enslavement to sin and to restore the dignity of our human nature. With Christ dwelling…