Sermons

Uncontrollable John 20:1 – 18 Our Lenten journey has ended, and we have arrived at Easter full of the Spirit!! Every year, we retell the same story over and again: gaping tomb, confused mourners, unexpected […]

Remember, He is RisenEaster Sunrise Scripture: Luke 24. 1-12 Today is an anniversary of sorts. Not the date of anything in particularly meaningful, although on April 17, 1492, Christopher Columbus signed a contract with Spain […]

Emptying of Christ Philippians 2:1 – 13 Friends we come today to Palm Sunday. It is, of course, a familiar story. Jesus arrives in Jerusalem, at the start of Passover, with the great expectation and […]

We Must Press On Philippians 3:3 – 14 I have a story to tell you. A man dreamed he had died and was standing in front of the gates of Heaven, and he came face […]

The Gracious Father Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 To put our lesson in context, as is typical, Jesus finds himself teaching the crowd that follows him from place to place which, on this particular day includes a […]

Divine Invitation Isaiah 55:1 – 9 Let me set the scene for the message lesson today. We have a country that has been besieged by a massive and powerful neighbor, there is widespread destruction of […]

The Courage of Jesus Luke 13:31 – 35 Friends we have been besieged over the last few weeks with images and stories about what is going on in Ukraine. Tragic images and stories of atrocities […]

Road to Salvation Romans 10:8b – 13 Let start off with a brief history lesson. The Roman Empire in the time of Jesus was well known for building an elaborate and extensive road system. It […]

Anticipate Change Luke 9:28 – 36 Friends today is Transfiguration Sunday and it is on this day on which we celebrate the miracle of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ. Transfiguration Sunday is the final Sunday […]

Raised Up 1 Corinthians 15:35 – 38, 42 – 50 As we heard last week, Paul writes to the Corinthians to tell them that belief in the resurrection is not optional, because if there is […]