The 40-day season beginning with Ash Wednesday and ending on Good Friday; during this time, Christians are often devoted to fasting, abstinence, and penitence in commemoration of Christ’s fasting in the wilderness.
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 28, 2021 Palm Sunday Scripture reading – Mark 11: 1-11 We’ve all heard it before…dozens and dozens of times… described in detail in all four Gospels…the triumphant entry of Jesus of Nazareth into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. We all know …
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: …
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, …
Scripture – Matthew 13: 54-58 Theme: When Jesus tried to go home to Nazareth, he was soundly rejected by the people. Jesus remarked that a prophet receives respect and acclaim everywhere, except in his hometown. I wonder if those people …
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 …
Scripture – Ephesians 2: 1-10 Theme: Paul tells us that we are rich in the grace of God who loves and forgives us. That is our greatest TREASURE!
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 – Philippians 4:6 and 1st Thessalonians 5:17 Theme: March 5 is the World Day of Prayer, an ecumenical idea first started in 1887. Christians and Christian groups around the world join in prayer for all people on the earth. …