Sermons
Ready or Not . . .
Luke 12:32-40 I was once asked to housesit for family friends, because they had two Dalmatians needing to be tended ...
Putting on New Clothes
Colossians 3:1-11 Mark Twain famously said that “Clothes make the man,” and we’re often told to dress for success ...
Being a Christian in Today’s World
Luke 10:25-37 Growing up, my world seemed pretty simple. Being religious meant being a Christian. I didn't know many Jews, ...
True Freedom
Galatians 5:1, 13-25 Today is the Fourth of July, a day that Americans set aside to celebrate the nation’s independence ...
Duty Calls?
Luke 9:51-62 The Life of Brian, a Monte Python movie from the 1970s, tells the story of a young man ...
A Healing Presence
Luke 8:26-39 What do Aimee Semple McPherson, Katherine Kuhlman, Benny Hinn and Jesus have in common? The answer: They all ...
Table Grace
Luke 7:36-50 H.L. Mencken described a Puritan as a "person with a haunting fear that someone, somewhere is happy."1 Unfortunately ...
Give God the Glory
Psalm 96 Music has the power to stir our souls and enliven our hearts and minds. Whenever Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus ...
Turning Back the Clock — A Pentecost Sermon
Acts 2:1-21 and Genesis 11:1-9 The story of the Tower of Babel is a rather odd one, and yet it ...
Going and Coming — Ascension Sunday
Acts 1:1-11 It’s always difficult to say goodbye. Even if you know that you’ll make new friends in the new ...