My Soul Waits for the Lord – Sermon for Lent 5A (Psalm 130)
Psalm 130 Do you feel like crying out to God in this moment of uncertainty? Do you feel like you are living in the depths of life? Spring may be […]
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Righteousness Endures – A Sermon for Epiphany 5A (Psalm 112)
Psalm 112:1-9 Back in the day, when I was in high school, we often sang this happy song at Bible Study. It goes like this: It’s a happy day and […]
Relishing the Glory of God — Sermon for Christmas 1A (Psalm 148)
“Praise the Lord from the heavens!” “Praise the Lord from the earth!” “Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his glory is above earth and heaven.” (Ps. 148: 1, 7, 13). With these words, the Psalmist calls us to join together in worship as we continue the Christmas journey on this last Sunday of the year and decade.
Bringing In the Sheaves — A Sermon for the 5th Sunday of Lent (Psalm 126)
Psalm 126 I took the sermon title from an old gospel song written by the nineteenth-century Disciples’ “singing evangelist” Knowles Shaw. While the song isn’t in our hymnals, it pops […]
Thirsting for God — A sermon for Lent 3C (Psalm 63)
Psalm 63:1-8 Isaiah called out to the exiles living in Babylon: Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, […]