Sermon Matthew 14:13-21 Many of us are familiar with most of the major characters in the Bible.  We know about Jesus, we know about Peter, we know about Paul, we know about Mary and Joseph.  We know about the disciples,...

Romans 7:15-25; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30. Humanity has a real problem in our scientific, technological, information-saturated society, because we want to know the specifics of how something, anything, happens. We want an explanation—something we can understand intellectually. How does this thing...

Sermon 4th Sunday 06/28/20 How important is it to be a welcoming church? How are we received? How do we receive faithful Bible teachers, each other, and new or weak disciples? Let’s look at the importance of hospitality in Matthew...

Acts 2:1-21, 42-47; 4:1-4; 24:5-12, 36-42, 44-53 This Sunday we commemorate the arrival of the Holy Spirit in our lives. We remember that Pentecost is the day believers began proclaiming the Good News that “God has made Jesus, the one...

Luke 24:44-53, Acts 1:1-11 This morning's lectionary readings give us the very end of the gospel of Luke and the very beginning of the book of Acts. Biblical scholars believe that these two books of the New Testament were written...

Psalm 66:8-20, 1 Peter 1:3-5; 3:13-22 I have heard it said many times, ''Human beings can live for 40 days without food, 4 days without water and 4 minutes without air but they cannot live 4 seconds without hope.'' I...

John 14:1-4a, Acts 7:55-60, 2 Chron. 7:14, 16:9, et al. This sermon is a bit longer than the others, but it is necessary because of the topic. You will understand as you read knowing also it will end by introducing...

Acts 4:8-12; 1 John 3:1-2; John 10:11-18; 16:5-15; Ps 23. In these weeks of Easter, we have been hearing the stories of Jesus’ resurrection, his appearances, the empty tomb; Jesus appearing to the disciples in the Locked room; the road...

Acts2:14a, 36-41; 4:19; 1 Peter 1:17-33; 5:7; John 14:6; Luke 24:13-35 The final words of last week’s sermon ended with Jesus reassuring everyone, through Thomas, that any barrier to faith can be overcome and bring life through Jesus’ name in...

Acts 2:14a, 22-32; Psalm 16; John 20:19-31 How different this day seems to be from last Sunday? One year ago, we sparkled and smiled - we sang, and we soared as we took part in the Great Festival of our...