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A sermon on II Corinthians 9:8-11 for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost July 26/29, 2018. It is that time of the year again. If you go into stores, the aisles bring a reminder of what soon will come. Ads, if they have not gone out yet will be soon, announce sales. Parents and children both…
Sermon on Mark 6:30-34 for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, July 19 & 22, 2018 Today’s Gospel is really a bridge lesson from last week’s Gospel about Jesus sending his disciples out to proclaim the good news and next week’s Gospel about the feeding of the five thousand. That doesn’t mean that this week’s lesson is unimportant—in…
Sermon on Amos 7:10-15 for the 8th Sunday after Pentecost, July 15, 2018 Did you know that the phrase, “don’t shoot the messenger” was first spoken by the prophet Amos?! That phrase is used among us to tell someone to whom we deliver a message that the message was coming from someone else and…
A sermon on Ezekiel 2:1-7 for the 7th Sunday after Pentecost, July 5/8, 2018. What was the hardest thing you have ever done? Was it trying to figure out how to properly write a paragraph or deciphering different parts of speech? Was it going off to college only to find out it was no…
Sermon on 2 Corinthians 4:7-15 for 6th Sunday after Pentecost, July 1, 2018 Have you ever heard someone say, or have you said, “I’m dyin’ here”? (On a hot, humid July morning in our un-air conditioned sanctuary you might be saying it in your mind right now!) I’ve heard it most often out of…
Sermon on Matthew 25:14-30 for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, June 21 & 24, 2018 I’ve got a problem with the word “stewardship.” We have a “stewardship” section of hymns in the hymnal, we usually have some kind of “stewardship Sunday” in the fall, we have a three-week “stewardship” sermon series–and what do we connect that word…
A sermon on Luke 19:1-10 for the 4th Sunday after Pentecost June 14/17, 2017. The story is told of a local fitness center that was offering $1,000 to anyone who could show they were stronger than the owner of the gym. Here’s how it worked: The muscle-bound owner would squeeze a lemon into a glass…
Sermon on Mark 2:23–3:6 for the Second Sunday after Pentecost, May 31/June 3, 2018 I. The Old Testament Sabbath. We learned the Third Commandment the way it’s printed here in the bulletin: “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.” In the Old Testament, the Commandment was connected very much to the God even had…
Sermon on John 15:26-27, 16:4b-11 for Pentecost, May 17 & 20, 2018 On the bulletin’s news-sheet this week there’s an announcement about a special coffee fellowship on June 3. One teacher is retiring, another is going to serve at a different school. We had a similar coffee fellowship and recognition a month ago for our…
Sermon on John 17:11b-19 for the 7th Sunday of Easter, May 13, 2018 In the name of our risen and ascended Lord Jesus, dear friends, To say that the world and society we live in is dangerous would be an understatement. As a matter of fact, every day is stacked with danger; things go wrong…
