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
“Be ye therefore followers of God,as dear children; and walk in love.” [Ephesians 5:1-2a] I know this person who was reading a biography on the infamous Russian Monk, Rasputin. He called me up in a dither. It seems that he has this belief that no one can perform true healings UNLESS they are true Read more
So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him. [Genesis 12:4a] In our lessons for today, it appears as if we have a tale between two men. One seems to be the epitome of “Faith.” The other one seems to be the epitome of “Fear.” But I would submit Read more
I will say unto the LORD, Thou art my hope, and my stronghold; my God, in him will I trust. [Psalm 91:2] Our lessons for today share a common theme and that theme is “honoring God”. In our Old Testament lesson, honoring God involves a simple act of thanks. And Read more
But this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. [Philippians 3:13b-14] In Greek and Roman mythology, there are tales involving the Read more
“Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they not both fall into the ditch?” [Luke 6:39b] Today’s lessons all have one theme that seems to pull them together. They all deal with blindness. Not physical blindness but rather spiritual blindness. And this blindness is something from which none of Read more
AND the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying, “Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, ‘Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.’” [Leviticus 19:1-2] As I was sitting down to write this sermon, I remembered that this is Presidents’ Read more