The season that begins on Easter Sunday and continues through Ascension. This time celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ and his appearance to his followers.
April 22, 2020 Scripture readings – Jeremiah 29:11 Theme: Our best-laid plans can be completely messed up if we are not open to the Lord’s direction, the Lord’s counsel, and the Lord’s instruction. Old Yiddish proverb is: “Man plans, God …
April 19, 2020 2nd Sunday of Easter Scripture readings – Acts 2: 4a, 22-29 and John 20: 19-29 If you remember the old Peanuts comic strips and the Peanuts TV specials, then you will remember Lucy, of course. Lucy was the loud-mouthed, …
April 15, 2020 Scripture – 1st Corinthians 9: 19-23 Paul wrote to the Corinthians that he would become whatever he needed to become in order to preach the Gospel. So if I have to wear a mask in order to reach …
April 12, 2020 Easter Sunday Scripture readings – Matthew 28:1-10, Mark 16:1-8, Luke 24:1-12, & John 20: 1-18 Any police officer will tell you that eyewitness accounts can be extremely unreliable. If something occurs that is significant, even a handful of reliable …
May 26, 2019 6th Sunday of Easter Scripture readings – Acts 16: 9-15 Good Morning, Heritage! I want to thank you and Mark for inviting me to preach this morning. I’m honored to be here on the day you’re celebrating …
May 19, 2019 Fifth Sunday of Easter Scripture readings – Acts 11: 1-18 and Revelation 21: 1-6 When visions are described in the Bible, I wonder what your reaction is to them. There are many opportunities to wonder about this …
Mother’s Day
May 12, 2019
4th Sunday of Easter
Scripture readings –
Acts 9: 36-43 and John 10: 22-30
I didn’t know it at the time, but when I was a kid, I sure did have a lot of moms…
April 21, 2019 Easter Sunday Scripture reading – Luke 24: 1-12 Last Thursday morning, I was leaving the doctor’s office after a successful check-up. I was in a little bit of a hurry because it was Holy Week, and I …