Sermon for the Third Sunday in Lent – March 12, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for March 12 Sermon for the Third Sunday in Lent – March 12, 2023 John 4:5-42 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Nutritionists will tell you that most Americans don’t drink enough water....
Sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent – March 5, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for March 5 Sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent – March 5, 2023 John 3:1-17 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Nicodemus was in the dark. He was literally in the dark as he came to Jesus...
Sermon for the First Sunday in Lent – February 26, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for February 26 Sermon for the First Sunday in Lent – February 26, 2023 Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7, Romans 5:12-19, Matthew 4:1-11 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. The wilderness of Laos is...
Sermon for Ash Wednesday – February 22, 2023
Sermon for Ash Wednesday – February 22, 2023 Joel 2:1-2, 12-17, 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. There are any number of images from the news that remind us that not all...
Sermon for Transfiguration Sunday – February 19, 2023
Sermon for Transfiguration Sunday – February 19, 2023 2 Peter 1:16-21, Matthew 17:1-9 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. One of my favorite places to go is up to the top of Mount Erie. It is especially nice to be there...
Sermon for the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany – February 12, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for February 12 Sermon for the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany – February 12, 2023 Matthew 5:21-37 As the actor and comedian W. C. Fields was dying in the hospital, a longtime friend went to visit him. He was surprised to find Fields reading...
Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany – February 5, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for February 5 Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany – February 5, 2023 Matthew 5:13-20 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus speaks new realities into...
Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany – January 29, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for January 29 Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany – January 29, 2023 Matthew 5:1-12 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. When you think of what it means to be blessed, what comes to...
Sermon for the Third Sunday after Epiphany – January 22, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for January 22 Sermon for the Third Sunday after Epiphany – January 22, 2023 Matthew 4:12-23 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Perhaps, like me, you’ve started to notice that the days are...
Sermon for the Second Sunday after Epiphany – January 15, 2023
Sermon for the Second Sunday after Epiphany – January 15, 2023 John 1:29-42 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. I was sharing our gospel reading for today with our preschoolers in chapel this week, and to begin the...