For a copy of the bulletin, click here. For a copy of the sermon, click here.   JOHN KNOX, JONAH, and PAUL Jonah 3;10-4:5; Romans 6: 3-11   Have you heard of the rule of threes in storytelling? In the story of the Three Little Pigs, one built his house out of straw. The big […]

FOR A COPY OF THE BULLETIN, CLICK HERE. FOR A COPY OF THE SERMON, CLICK HERE.   DELIVERANCE Exodus 14: 10-31   Many people throughout history have been captured, or imprisoned or even crucified in a time of great anguish. In her book A Stolen Life, Jaycee Dugard tells the dreadful account of her life; […]

FOR A COPY OF THE SERMON, CLICK HERE. FOR A COPY OF THE BULLETIN, CLICK HERE.   THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY – Zephaniah 3:14-18a Mark 1: 4-11   Eighteen years ago, a study concluded that children who carry heavy book bags around to classes at school will experience detrimental results.  Of course, with many […]

FOR A COPY OF THE BULLETIN, CLICK HERE. FOR A COPY OF THE SERMON, CLICK HERE.   PROCLAIM HOPE Isaiah 61: 1-3; Luke 4: 16-21 When I left seminary, I remembered my preaching professor’s guidance that a sermon was intended “to instruct, to delight, and to inspire.” Since I left seminary in 1981, fewer and […]

FOR A COPY OF THE SERMON, CLICK HERE. FOR A COPY OF THE BULLETIN, CLICK HERE.   SHARE HOPE Exodus 3: 1-8, 13,14; Luke 1:26-45 Once upon a time, God was troubled by the bondage and pain his people were suffering.  He decided it was time to act; this time he wanted human collaboration. God […]

FOR A COPY OF THE BULLETIN, CLICK HERE. FOR A COPY OF THE SERMON, CLICK HERE.   SEE HOPE Genesis 1:1-5,31; John 1: 1-5   Professor Ursula King who was President of Catherine of Sienna College from 2002-2015 wrote a text on the Christian Mystics from which I taught a class several years ago. Indeed, […]

FOR A COPY OF THE BULLETIN, CLICK HERE. FOR A COPY OF THE SERMON, CLICK HERE.   THE ROARING CALL TO REPENT Luke 3: 1-9   This month we have addressed one of the most lurid and heinous sins in the Bible that included the adultery King David committed with the wife of one of […]

FOR A COPY OF THIS WEEKS BULLETIN, CLICK HERE. FOR A COPY OF THIS WEEKS SERMON, CLICK HERE.   THE CONFESSION OF A LIFETIME Psalm 51   The Twelve Step program of Alcoholics Anonymous and other organizations like it have a superb plan that brings a person who has harmed—or sinned against—another, back into a […]

FOR A COPY OF THE BULLETIN, CLICK HERE. FOR A COPY OF THE SERMON, CLICK HERE.   THE SIN OF A LIFETIME 2 Samuel 11:1-12:1a   Dr. Karl Menninger, in his groundbreaking book Whatever Became of Sin? Includes this true account: On a sunny day in September, 1972, a stern-faced plainly dressed man could be […]

FOR A COPY OF THE BULLETIN, CLICK HERE. FOR A COPY OF THE SERMON, CLICK HERE.   THE GREATNESS OF FORGIVENESS Luke 7:36-50   When it comes to forgiveness, there is nothing else that is such a blessing to receive, and such a challenge to offer. When I have forgiven others, they have been given […]