Scripture – Luke 1:30 and 2:10 Theme: We are told multiple times in Scripture “Don’t be scared.” Yet it is very common for us to be scared of something! So how can we obey this instruction not to be scared …
Scripture – Luke 1:30 and 2:10 Theme: We are told multiple times in Scripture “Don’t be scared.” Yet it is very common for us to be scared of something! So how can we obey this instruction not to be scared …
April 18, 2021 Third Sunday of Easter Scripture readings: Luke 24: 36b-48 (Jesus appears to the disciples) Acts 3: 12-19 (Peter speaks in Solomon’s Portico) The following story took place in Florida at a memory care unit; these places are the …
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 …
Scripture – Luke 24: 25-27 Theme: Playing “what if” with significant historical events or with plots in a story is a good way to teach imaginative thinking. However considering the greatest “what-if” question of all time is a different matter: …
December 30, 2020 Scripture – Luke 1:26-56 and 2:1-40 Theme: Women all over the world can somewhat relate to Mary being pregnant and having to give birth in difficult circumstances. While it is impossible for any of us to imagine …
Scripture – Luke 2:8 Theme: Christmas Day, December 25th, is celebrated by most Christians as the birthday of Jesus. But one phrase in Luke’s Gospel points to a different time of year than December…
Sunday, December 20, 2020 Fourth Sunday of Advent – Love Special presentation by our choir Scripture readings: from Isaiah 40 and Luke 1-2
December 13, 2020 Third Sunday of Advent Scripture reading – Luke 1: 26-38 For the first two Sundays of Advent, I have begun a sermon series I call “Second Fiddles.” In these messages, I describe the various people that were involved …
Scripture references: Leviticus 19: 1-2, 15-19, Matthew 22: 36-40, Mark 12: 28-34 Luke 10: 25-28 The Book of Leviticus contains a section of laws, rules, and commandments known as the “Holiness Codes.” These instructions are clear prohibitions against certain behaviors. …