Sermon for Morning Prayer on September 13th, 2015, the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 19, Proverbs 1:20-33, James 3:1-12 TEXT & THEME: James 3:1-12: controlling the tongue INTRODUCTION More than a thousand firefighters battled a wildfire for two weeks in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The fire Read more…
Sermon for Sunday September 6th, 2015, the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Isaiah 35:4-7a, Psalm 146, James 2:1-17, Mark 7:24-37 Text: James 2:14-17 Theme: The need for our faith in God to be apparent from our behavior and actions INTRODUCTION An old Scotsman operated a little rowboat for Read more…
Sermon for Sunday August 30th, 2015, the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Deuteronomy 4:1-9, Psalm 15, James 1:17-27, Mark 7:1-9, 14-23 Theme: James 1:19-21: The Lord’s command to control anger INTRODUCTION The Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote, “Now we praise a man who feels anger on the right grounds Read more…
Sermon for the Service of Holy Communion Sunday August 16th, 2015, the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Proverbs 9:1-6, Psalm 34:9-14, Ephesians 5:15-20, John 6:51-58 Text: John 6:51-58 Theme: Jesus Christ the Bread of life, the Manna from heaven INTRODUCTION One Sunday morning, an elderly pastor was searching Read more…
Sermon for Morning Prayer on Sunday August 9th, 2015, the Tenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 34:1-8; 1 Kings 19:1-8; Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2 Theme: Overcoming fear by receiving the love of God, and rejoicing in Him Texts: 1 Kings 19:1-8; Psalm 34:1-8 INTRODUCTION One night, in the middle Read more…
Sermon for Sunday July 26th, 2015, the Eighth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 14, 2 Samuel 11:1-15 & Ephesians 3:14-21 Text: Ephesians 3:14-21 Theme: The infinite magnitude of God’s love INTRODUCTION For four years Emperor Theodore III of Ethiopia had held a group of fifty-three European captives (thirty Read more…
Sermon for Sunday July 12th, 2015, the Sixth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19; Ephesians 1:3-14 Theme: Our life for “the praise of God’s glory” Text: Ephesians 1:3-14 INTRODUCTION “How many people here today are blessed?” This is a question I have heard Pentecostal ministers ask Read more…
Sermon for Sunday June 28th, 2015, the Fourth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 130; Lamentations 3:21-33; 2 Corinthians 8:7-15; Mark 5:21-24; 35-43 Text: Lamentations 3:21-33; Theme: Hope while enduring trials and the discipline of the Lord INTRODUCTION Lamentations is a book in the Bible from which many people do Read more…
Sermon for Sunday June 14th, 2015, the Second Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Ps. 92:1-5; Ezekiel 17:22-24; 2 Corinthians 5:6-17; Mark 4:26-34 Text: Mark 4:31-32 Theme: The Parable of the Mustard Seed INTRODUCTION Almost two hundred years ago, Thomas Jefferson commissioned Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to find the Read more…
Sermon for Sunday June 7th, 2015, the First Sunday after Trinity The Readings: Psalm 130; Gen. 3:8-15; 2 Corinthians 4:13 – 5:1; Mark 3:30-35 Theme: Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the controlling perspective on all things Text: 2 Corinthians 4:13 – 5:1 INTRODUCTION Thomas à Kempis wrote: Read more…