Sermons

June 26, 2017

“All Who Believed were Together” Sermon for June 25, 2017

During the summer, I deviate from the Lectionary, focusing instead on parts of the bible that speak to the issues […]

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June 13, 2017

Receive God’s Holy Spirit

Today’s New Testament selection tells of Jesus’ post-Easter visit to his disciples. We heard this passage right after Easter as […]

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June 1, 2017

“And He Will Raise You Up” May 28, 2017

Today’s gospel reading concludes Jesus’ time on earth with his disciples. While Jesus’ ascension into heaven opened the Book of […]

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May 15, 2017

The Way, The Truth and The Life – Sermon for May 14

Our reading this morning continues in John’s gospel. Jesus offers a prayer for his disciples as part of his farewell […]

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May 9, 2017

“A Shepherd’s Love” May 7 sermon

Today’s gospel reading returns to John’s gospel and we get a pre-Easter story. Jesus continues his teaching using the metaphor […]

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May 1, 2017

“On the Road to Emmaus” April 30 sermon

Today’s reading takes us to Luke’s account of Easter. The preceding passage describes the women’s visit to the empty tomb. […]

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April 24, 2017

“Learn from the Earth” April 23 sermon

Easter is not over! While we celebrated Easter Sunday last week, the fifty day Easter Season continues until Pentecost Sunday. […]

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April 17, 2017

“Are You Contagious?” April 16 sermon

Today’s New Testament reading, of course, tells the Easter story. We turn to John’s gospel to hear the account of […]

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April 10, 2017

“Swept up in the crowd” April 9 sermon

Today’s gospel reading puts us on the streets of Jerusalem at Passover. The streets are crowded with people who have […]

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April 2, 2017

“Breathe on me, breath of God” – April 2 sermon

We are so close to Jerusalem. Today’s New Testament reading brings us to the depth of despair as Jesus experiences […]

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