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.
Scripture – 2nd Kings 7: 3-16 Theme: When the Prophet Elisha made his amazing prediction of how common items would become cheap during a famine, it was hard to believe. Yet, God “mixed the minds” of the invading Armenian army …
2nd Sunday of Easter April 24, 2022 Scriptures – Matthew 7: 24-29 and Acts 5: 27-42 With Holy Week and Easter Sunday in our recent rear-view mirror, we will now turn our attention to this odd season known as “After Easter.” It …
Scripture – Matthew 28: 5-7; Mark 16: 4-7; Luke 24: 4-8; John 20: 11-13 Theme: Now that Easter is done, the Resurrection is done, Jesus is risen…now it’s the perfect time to look back at EXACTLY what the angels said …
Easter Sunday April 17, 2022 Scripture – John 20: 1-18 There is certainly a lot of weeping going on in the Easter resurrection accounts from the Gospels. Matthew’s Gospel doesn’t have a single line about anyone weeping on Easter morning…but he described …
Scripture – Genesis 1:1-2, all four Gospel accounts of Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist, Acts 2 Theme: It is very difficult to easily explain the Trinity. The best we can do is to use metaphors – examples that compare …
May 16, 2021 Seventh Sunday of Easter Scripture readings: 1st John 5: 9-13 & Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 I once had a seminary professor who possessed a quirky sense of humor. You gotta watch out for that type of teacher because they often …
May 9, 2021 Sixth Sunday of Easter Mother’s Day Scripture reading: John 15: 1-17 Because today is Mother’s Day, I am going to reference my own mother a few times during this sermon; it’s only fair because that is the …
Scripture – John 12: 44-50 Theme: Commandment, Ten Commandments, Greatest Commandment, Love, Obedience Description: The title of this devotional lists three different ways to ask someone to do something. The word “commandment” usually involves God telling us to do something. …
May 2, 2021 Fifth Sunday of Easter Scripture readings: Acts 8: 26-40 and Acts 10: 44-48 On the bookshelf in our church office are a pair of coins encased in plastic. Both of them are Communion tokens given at some point …