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Putting the Lord to the Test (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the First Sunday in Lent. The gospel text was Luke 4:1-13. When I think about this gospel story, I often picture Jesus sitting in the desert, and then the devil arrives, walking close to him, whispering temptation after temptation in his ear. And…
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The Third Way (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany. The gospel reading was Luke 6:27-38. We live in a stress-filled time. I have heard psychologists describe today’s generation of teenagers as the most-stressed out generation ever. I believe it. And I also believe that that is true…
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For You (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning. The text I preached on was 1 Corinthians 15:1-11. Think of a gift you received that was really important to you. The last four weeks here in church, we’ve been talking about some gifts that are important. We’ve been talking about the gifts…
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Faith, Hope, and Money (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany. We’re in the midst of our Stewardship Campaign, and today’s theme was “Giving to God of our Income Changes Everything.” The theme scripture reading was 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. There was once a couple, Alex and Morgan. In their…
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Called Together (Sermon)
This is an adapted version of the sermon I preached this morning. We’re in the midst of our annual Stewardship Campaign, and today’s theme was “Giving God our Worship Changes Everything.” The theme scripture reading was 1 Corinthians 12:12-31. Once upon a time, there was a group of people who wanted to identify who they…
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You Have Spiritual Gifts (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Third Sunday after Epiphany. The text I preached on was 1 Corinthians 12:1-12. It’s the second week (should have been the third, but ice happened last weekend) of our Stewardship Campaign. Ruth Bader Ginsburg enrolled in Harvard Law School in 1956. She…
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How Can You Give Your Time to God? (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning. The text I preached on was the Second Reading, Acts 8:14-17. This was the first in a four-week Stewardship Program. Today’s theme was “Giving our Time to God Changes Everything.” When word reached the apostles in Jerusalem that Samaria had accepted God’s word,…
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Oh, King Herod (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Epiphany of Our Lord. The gospel text was Matthew 2:1-12. Oh, King Herod. Your days were numbered, and you knew it. The magi arrived from the east, and what they told you scared you. They brought word of a birth, a child,…
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Not Just a Frog
This is an adapted form of my sermon for the Nativity of Our Lord, December 24, 2018. As usual, this Christmas Eve sermon took the form of a dialogue between Kermit the Frog and myself. Kermit’s lines are in bold print. If you’d prefer to watch a video of this sermon, check it out on…
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The Light Shines in the Darkness
This is an adapted form of the “Blue Christmas” sermon I preached this afternoon. Blue Christmas is a special service designed for people who find the holidays especially difficult, perhaps because of the death of a loved one, or a painful diagnosis, or some other loss or suffering. The gospel text was John 1:1-14. The…
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