“NDE” Luke 16:19-31 When my grandmother was in her late 50’s she suffered a heart attack, and she told of how she had a Near Death Experience. She looked down and saw herself lying on the bathroom floor. She was in an environment that was grey and misty. There was a light shining throughContinue reading “Sunday’s Sermon September 25, 2022”
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Sermon for September 4, 2022
“Jesus Works for You” Luke 14:25-33 Can you believe it? August is done. September is here, and Labor Day is just around the corner. Labor Day was created largely by the labor unions of the 19th century and made a federal holiday in 1894 as it was signed into law by President Grover Cleveland.Continue reading “Sermon for September 4, 2022”
Sermon for Sunday September 9, 2022
“Pictures of God” Luke 15:1-10 (NRSV) 1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3 So he told them this parable: 4 “Which one of you, having a hundredContinue reading “Sermon for Sunday September 9, 2022”
Sermon for Sunday August 28, 2022
Mutual Love Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 I must admit that sometimes I feel it is easier to be suspicious, on guard, and grasping then it is to be loving. Even in easy days it is harder to trust than to be cautious. One day I was towing my camper on the road and this otherContinue reading “Sermon for Sunday August 28, 2022”
Sunday Sermon August 21, 2022
Being Unbound Luke 13:10-17 Have you ever been inside a jail? As a minister I have had the occasion to visit inside prisons. In West Virginia I was invited to preach at the Cabell County Jail in Huntington, WV. It was a rather old dingy and gray place in the heart of the city.Continue reading “Sunday Sermon August 21, 2022”
Sermon for August 7, 2022
Joyful Waiting Luke 12:32-40 What do you believe about the second coming of Jesus? Often this question has a way of causing people to worry and fret over life. After all we are talking about the end of the world as we know it. When I was in Seminary I took a class onContinue reading “Sermon for August 7, 2022”
Joyful Waiting Luke 12:32-40 What do you believe about the second coming of Jesus? Often this question has a way of causing people to worry and fret over life. After all we are talking about the end of the world as we know it. When I was in Seminary I took a class onContinue reading
Sunday’s Sermon July 31, 2022
A New and Different Life Colossians 3:1-11 One year, when my children were still in school, we took a vacation to the Wisconsin Dells. Have you ever been there? One of the things the Dells are known for is their waterparks, so we certainly had to take advantage of that. I remember being atContinue reading “Sunday’s Sermon July 31, 2022”
Sunday Sermon for July 24, 2022
Walking in Christ Colossians 2:6-19 What does it mean to be a Christian? Sometimes I think this is becoming a significant question within the United Methodist Church. If you go to most general and church sponsored events in this day and age (within UMC) inclusivity is being pushed to its farthest boundaries, political correctnessContinue reading “Sunday Sermon for July 24, 2022”
Sermon for July 17, 2022
The Most Important Story Colossians 1:15-28 What is one of your favorite hymns? Amazing Grace? How Great Thou Art? One of mine would be Blessed Assurance: Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of salvation, purchase of God Born of his Spirit, washed in His blood ThisContinue reading “Sermon for July 17, 2022”
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