Sermon Matthew 2:1-12 “Three Men and a Baby” January 4, 2015
It could be said, and should be admitted, I’ve preached on this scripture text every year since I first took on the role of pastor in a church. Counting back, […]
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Sermon Matthew 2:13-23 “Fleeing to Egypt” December 28, 2014
this morning’s reading from the gospel of Matthew, Joseph is warned of Herod’s wrath in a dream and flees, with his young family, to Egypt. Now, there is no doubt […]
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Sermon Isaiah 40:1-11 “Peace Amidst the Stress” December 7, 2014
Growing up in the fifties was exciting. Christmas may have been a frenzied time of shopping for gifts and putting on family dinners for my Mom, Dad and Grandparents but […]
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Sermon Luke 21:5-19 “Glimpses of Hope” November 30, 2014
The season of Advent seems to always begin in darkness. Our days grow shorter with seemingly less and less light from our sun. Our weather forecasters grimly report two […]
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Sermon Matthew 6:25-33 “Putting Our Worries Away” November 23,2014
At this time of year, we are acutely aware of the need to be grateful, though what we’re grateful about may be as different as we are from one another. […]
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Sermon Matthew 25:14-30 November 16, 2014 “The God We Face is the One We Imagine”
I have to admit when I read what the scripture from Matthew’s gospel was this week, I cringed. Wasn’t it just last Sunday we focused on stewardship and giving? Traditionally, […]
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Sermon 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 “Make a Joyful Noise” Stewardship2014 November 9, 2014
Our November newsletter has a perfect quote by John Fitzgerald Kennedy, which really speaks to our stewardship theme today. “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the […]
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Sermon I John 3:1-3 “A Time to Remember” All SaintsA November 2, 2014
Back in 2005, my cousin Chris and I were touring Italy hitting all the major cities, which, up to this point, had been merely places on a map and scenes […]
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Sermon Matthew 21:33-46 October 5, 2014 “The In Crowd”
Throughout the year, we have been exploring the gospel of Matthew. Matthew often used Christ’s words to address his audiences – the Jews of the day. At times, we’ve heard […]
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Sermon Matthew 21:23-32 “The Blame Game” September 28, 2014
I’m an avid fan of the show Seinfeld. The inside joke, of course shared with all of us, is that Seinfeld is a show about nothing. Actually, it’s a show […]