Sermons

The Continuing Story of a Garden and a Tree

The Season of Lent has arrived; and as was the case in Advent, our focus will be on the Old Testament readings with references now and then to the Epistle and Gospel for the day.

Listen to Him. Be Raised Up. Do Not Be Afraid.

I’ve often thought that of all the natural disasters – tornadoes, hurricanes, floods or earthquakes – the earthquake would be the worst.

This, Not That … An Upside-Down Way to Live

Well, I’ve been warning you for a couple weeks that we were coming to the challenging teaching of Jesus in Matthew 5, and here we are.

“This Little Light of OURS…”

Later today we’ll be singing, “This Little Light of Mine,” which is one of those songs people love to join in on, even if they do not catch the scriptural references.

An Upside-Down Way of Living

One of the most captivating, yet challenging, portions of the Gospels is in Matthew, chapters 5-7, the Sermon on the Mount.

The Light Continues Shinning in the Darkness

On Christmas Day, nearly a month ago already, we celebrated the infant Jesus as the light that shines in the darkness, and the darkness cannot overcome it … or perhaps we should say,...

Our Name Means Something

On January 1 we focused our attention in worship on names, not only the name of Jesus, which was the focus on the day, but our own names – why we were named what we were, what our...

Honoring God’s Gifts

I hope you are not surprised that Christmas decorations still adorn the church; technically, the Season of Christmas ended on Friday, January 6, but since we are celebrating the...