Sermon on Matthew 3:1-12 for Advent 2 (A), December 8, 2019 The season of Advent has many themes. Last Wednesday we heard four prophetic pictures from Isaiah: A child, a sprout from a stump, life in the desert, a royal highway. There are the four “Rs” of Advent, Readiness, Repentance, Rejoicing and Revealing. And then…

Sermon on Luke 7:36-50 for Thanksgiving, November 27 & 28, 2019 Gratitude is all about attitude. If your attitude is “What do I deserve?” (Really, “What do I think I deserve?”) your life is not going to be a happy one, and not a very grateful one. Every day, you will be looking for the…

Sermon on Luke 6:20-23 for All Saints, October 31 & November 3, 2019 What is a saint? A few years ago, there were news stories from Rome about Pope John Paul II and Mother Theresa being canonized, that means they were added to the list of saints. In that church, it seems that saints are the superheroes…

Sermon on Luke 17:11-19 for Pentecost 18 (Pr 23), October 10 & 13, 2019 Language has changed. And one word—one very important word has developed a very sloppy and hard-to-define meaning. That word is faith. In our time, faith has come to mean many things. Most of the time it seems that having faith or believing…

Sermon on Luke 16:1–13 (also references to 1 Timothy 6:6-8) Pr. 20, September 19 & 22, 2019 Money is a sensitive subject in the church for a couple reasons. There are some preachers that talk about money constantly. There used to be one who was on TV every day and he had one text he preached…