August 12, 2020 Scripture – Matthew 18: 21-22 Theme: Peter asked Jesus how often he should forgive someone. Jesus replied, “70 x 7.” But sometimes when we have to forgive someone, it is almost more than we can bear. Yet …
August 12, 2020 Scripture – Matthew 18: 21-22 Theme: Peter asked Jesus how often he should forgive someone. Jesus replied, “70 x 7.” But sometimes when we have to forgive someone, it is almost more than we can bear. Yet …
August 9, 2020 10th Sunday After Pentecost/19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture readings – Matthew 14: 22-33 Throughout my childhood, we would often visit my great-aunt’s house near the University of Texas in Austin. Her house was an old house, where my great-aunt …
August 2, 2020 9th Sunday After Pentecost/18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture readings – Matthew 14: 13-21 When I was a poor college student, back in the 70’s, I lived in the same town as my beloved grandparents. I was often in need …
July 26, 2020 8th Sunday After Pentecost/17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture readings – Matthew 13: 31-35, 44-54 In the somewhat jumbled readings for today, we get a whole list of parables from Jesus that he seemed to have delivered in a single …
July 19, 2020 7th Sunday After Pentecost/16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture reading – Matthew 13: 24-30, 36-43 This week’s sermon sure does sound a lot like last week’s sermon. Last week, the Scripture was a parable from Jesus about the sower and …
July 12, 2020 6th Sunday After Pentecost/15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture reading – Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23 When I was about seven years old, I was playing with my best friend, Jerry, at his house. We got bored – which is never …
July 5, 2020 5th Sunday After Pentecost / 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture readings – Matthew 11:28-30 & John 21:1-19 No matter what type of work each of us does in life, that work is usually on-going. It is hardly ever “done.” Doctors …
June 28, 2020 4th Sunday After Pentecost/13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture readings – Genesis 21: 8-21 & Matthew 10: 34-39 During this past week, our denomination, the Presbyterian Church USA, met on-line to take of the business of our denomination as they …
June 17, 2010 Scripture – Matthew 5: 33-37 Theme: Jesus tells us that we should honor any vows that we make. He tells us to let our ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and our ‘No’ be ‘No.” Seems pretty straightforward. The vows taken …