April 11, 2021 Second Sunday of Easter Scripture reading: John 20: 19-31 There is a novel that I read many years ago called The Shadowman. It is the story of a wicked Nazi who escaped Germany at the end of World War …
April 11, 2021 Second Sunday of Easter Scripture reading: John 20: 19-31 There is a novel that I read many years ago called The Shadowman. It is the story of a wicked Nazi who escaped Germany at the end of World War …
Scripture – John 13:34 Theme: Possibly lost in the mix of four worship services in the eight days of Holy is the meaning of the word, “Maundy.” This word is part of the title of the night that Jesus had …
April 1, 2021 Maundy Thursday Scripture readings: Luke 22: 7-20 (the Last Supper) and John 13: 18-38 (Jesus gives a new commandment) When Christianity first began, for a few hundred years, the church leaders debated and fought over points of …
March 21, 2021 5th Sunday in Lent Scripture readings – Jeremiah 31: 31-34 and John 12: 20-33 A little Presbyterian theology as we start the sermon for today: Let’s begin with the definition of a sacrament: In Reformed churches such as ours, …
March 14, 2021 4th Sunday in Lent Scripture readings – Numbers 21: 4-9 and John 3: 14-21 “A Chinese boy who wanted to learn about jade went to study with a talented old teacher. This gentleman put a piece of the …
March 7, 2021 3rd Sunday in Lent Scripture reading – John 2: 13-22 Two weeks ago, when the cold weather hit and our power went out and our water stopped coming through the pipes, my wife and I “hunkered down” in …
Scripture – John 5:14 Theme: No matter how bad our lives might appear to be, “it could always be worse.” Learning that lesson the hard way is something no one wants to experience!
January 17, 2021 Second Sunday After Epiphany Scripture readings – 1st Samuel 3: 1-10 and John 1: 35-51 Remember back before cell phones…most of us had one phone centrally located in our homes with an extremely long, stretchy cord. This enabled us …
January 3, 2021 Second Sunday of Christmas Scripture reading – John 1: 10-18 Anyone studying Biblical Greek quickly learns which passages in the New Testament to embrace for translation and which ones to approach with fear and apprehension. This is especially …