Scripture – Genesis 1:1-2, all four Gospel accounts of Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist, Acts 2 Theme: It is very difficult to easily explain the Trinity. The best we can do is to use metaphors – examples that compare …
February 28, 2021 2nd Sunday in Lent Scripture readings – Genesis 17: 1-7,15-16 and Mark 8:31-38 In the days following the end of World War II, Americans of all kinds returned from the business of war and got back to normal. Or …
February 21, 2021 1st Sunday in Lent Scripture readings – Nehemiah 9: 1-8 and Genesis 9: 8-17 How many of you had a tough week last week? How many of you lost power at least once? Anyone still without power? Anyone lose …
January 10, 2021 Baptism of the Lord Scripture readings – Genesis 1:1-5, Acts 19:1-7, & Mark 1:4-11 His name was Vernon Johns, and he was a preacher. He was not your ordinary preacher either. He was blunt, brilliant, and suffered no fools. He …
Scripture – Genesis 41:45; Daniel 1:7; Matthew 16:18 and Matthew 2 Theme: Throughout the Bible, there are all sorts of people who were given other names or who acquired nicknames based on various events. But one name rises above all …
October 7, 2020 Scripture – Genesis, chapter 1 Theme: The rotational axis for our planet is off by 23.5 degrees. So the rotation isn’t perfect…except that without that 23.5 degree tilt, much of our world would not have more than …
August 5, 2020 Scripture – Genesis 29: 15-30 In this Old Testament story, Jacob meets Rachel and falls in love with her. He works for Rachel’s father, Laban, for seven years to “earn” the right to marry her. But on …
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Scripture – Genesis 32: 22-31 This is one of the oddest stories in the entire Bible. Jacob is alone in the wilderness, he has taken his family to safety from his brother, Esau, and Jacob finds …
July 15, 2020 Scripture – Genesis 28: 10-19a Theme: When we have dreams, we always try to figure out what they mean. This has occurred with humans ever since history began. But as we attempt to figure them out, sometimes we …