Scripture – Malachi 3: 1-7 Theme: Malachi is the last of the Old Testament prophets to appear; after him, the prophets are silent for 400 years until John the Baptist suddenly appears. So what was so important that Malachi needed …
First Sunday of Advent November 28, 2021 Scripture readings: Jeremiah 33: 14-16 and Luke 21: 25-36 In the summer of 1983, my wife and I got married in New Jersey where virtually her entire family lived. After the ceremony and the reception …
Devotional: Giving Thanks for Odd Things
Scripture – 1st Thessalonians 5: 18 Paul tells us to “give thanks in all circumstances.” Does he mean ALL THE TIME? What about being thankful for Covid…bad weather…or bad pay at a crummy job? Should we give thanks for those …
Christ the King Sunday November 21, 2021 Scripture readings: Daniel 7: 9-10,13-14; Revelation 1:4b-8, and John 18:33-37 It’s a wonderful thing that the United States of America doesn’t have a king. You may not like the current president, the past president, …
Devotional: The Disappearance of Willie T
Scripture – Proverbs 3:5 Theme: When a situation is literally impossible and we cannot do anything to affect it, we sometimes need to give up – and let God take care of it.
November 14, 2021 25th Sunday After Pentecost Scripture readings – Daniel 12:1-3 and Mark 13: 1-8 If you were awake and paying attention last Sunday, then you could describe the content of the sermon in one word: saints. If you stay awake …
Scripture – 1st Kings 17: 8-16 Theme: When the Lord told Elijah to find a widow in Zarephath who would feed him, Elijah didn’t ask any questions. But the widow had almost no food and was preparing to die. Instead, …
November 7, 2021 24th Sunday After Pentecost Scripture reading – Mark 12: 38-44 “Saints”…that’s a word we don’t often say in our Reformed, Presbyterian Church. We don’t say it when we refer to the various Apostles, even though we know that all …
Scripture – Ephesians 4:12 and Hebrews 12:1 Theme: All Saints Day is a major holy day in the Catholic Church, but most reformed churches – such as the Presbyterians – do not pray to the saints, but rather we pray …