Looking For the Future
November 16, 2019 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Scripture readings – Isaiah 65:17-25, 2nd Thessalonians 3:6-13, and Luke 21: 5-19 The topic of the future is a popular one in religious circles. It seems that throughout history, various figures have told …
November 10, 2019 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Scripture readings – Haggai 2: 1-9 and Luke 20: 27-40 I confess that I am not a great fan of soup. When the weather is hot, soup doesn’t even sound good to me. …
October 27, 2019 20th Sunday after Pentecost Scripture readings – Joel 2: 23-32 & 2nd Timothy 4: 6-8, 16-18 I love this time of the year, don’t you? Summer in Texas is FINALLY at an end – even if we …
A Children’s Sermon For All God’s Children
October 20, 2019 Youth Sunday Scripture readings – 2nd Timothy 4: 1-5 & Luke 18: 1-8 Today is called Youth Sunday, and that means that today we focus on all of you a little more than we usually do. But …
It’s a Good Thing Nothing Ever Changes
October 13, 2019 Pulpit Swap with St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Needville, TX Scripture readings – 2nd Timothy 4:1-5 & Luke 17:11-19 I left all of you ten years ago, and I have always wanted to come back and worship with …
October 6, 2019 World Communion Sunday Scripture reading – Luke 17: 5-10 We have all heard the story from today’s Scripture reading a hundred times…Jesus is asked by his followers to “increase our faith.” In response, rather than do what …
September 22, 2019 15th Sunday After Pentecost Scripture readings – Jeremiah 8:18 – 9:1 & Luke 16:1-13 Throughout the month of September, I have been preaching a sermon series called “Children Behave.” It is a message that hopefully speaks words …
September 15, 2019 14th Sunday After Pentecost Scripture readings – Ephesians 4: 25-32 & James 1: 19-27 The great Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill, was a clever man who knew when to speak and when to listen. In …
Children Behave! Become the Good Kind of Christian
September 8, 2019 13th Sunday After Pentecost Scripture readings – Jeremiah 18: 1-11 & Luke 14: 25-33 Sometimes the Lord is harsh! We all love reading the passages in the Bible where Jesus welcomed the little children, or when he …