8th Sunday after Pentecost July 23, 2023 Scripture reading: Hebrews 8:1-13 [Intro] During the months of June and July, I have been preaching about God’s various covenants with his people, as described in the Old Testament. Today’s covenant is the …
8th Sunday after Pentecost July 23, 2023 Scripture reading: Hebrews 8:1-13 [Intro] During the months of June and July, I have been preaching about God’s various covenants with his people, as described in the Old Testament. Today’s covenant is the …
Scripture: Hebrews 12: 1 and Revelation 14: 1-5 Theme: On World Communion Sunday, all Christian churches take extra time to remember that we all come together as sisters and brothers in Christ around the Communion table. What might that “vast …
Scripture: Jeremiah 31: 34 and Hebrews 8: 12 Theme: The Lord told his people that he would forgive their sins and remember them no more. So how are we supposed to forgive and forget what happened on 9/11?
August 14, 202210th Sunday after Pentecost Scripture reading – Hebrew 11:17 – 12:2 Before we can begin today’s sermon that will be some thoughts on the reading from the Letter to the Hebrews, let me just take care of a little …
Scripture – Hebrews 10: 24-25 Theme: Some habits are hard to break (especially if they are destructive!). But getting back in the habit of daily prayer, Bible study, or even going back to church are habits we need to pick …
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 …
September 1, 2019 Labor Day Weekend Scripture readings – Hebrews 13: 1-8,15-16 & Luke 14: 1,7-14 Last year, my grandson, Logan, got in big trouble at school! It happened when Logan and his class went to the cafeteria for lunch. …
August 18, 2019 10th Sunday After Pentecost Scripture readings – Hebrews 11:29–12:2 & Luke 12:49-56 Last Sunday I shared a sermon called “By Faith” in which I discussed how our faith serves as the bedrock of all that we know …
August 11, 2019 9th Sunday After Pentecost Scripture readings – Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 & Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 & Luke 12: 35-40 One of the things that many Americans are not very good at is something called “playing the long game.” This …