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.
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. …
February 28, 2021 2nd Sunday in Lent Scripture readings – Genesis 17: 1-7,15-16 and Mark 8:31-38 In the days following the end of World War II, Americans of all kinds returned from the business of war and got back to normal. Or …
Scripture – Matthew 6: 1-4 Theme: Giving alms is something the people of God have been asked to do for generations. Giving after a national disaster – such as the winter storms in Texas last week – seems to bring …