Sermon: Being a Citizen in the Kingdom of God. “Behold, the days come,” saith the LORD, “that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.” [Jeremiah 23:5] Today we have three lessons that juxtapose Read more
Sermon: Words to Pray By. “And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.” [2 Thessalonians 3:4] I do not know how many of you listen to Public Radio or specifically NPR, but there is a game show called “Wait, Wait, Read more
Sermon: Dwelling in the House of the Lord. “O LORD God of hosts, blessed is the man that putteth his trust in thee.” [Psalm 84:13] It is not often that I write my sermon based on the Psalm for the day, but today’s selection from the Psalter struck a cord Read more
Sermon: Being Good Messengers “‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them Read more
“And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.” [Luke 17:15-16] Have you noticed how many of the customs we’ve grown up Read more
“And he said unto him, ‘If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.’” [St. Luke 16:31] In our Gospel lesson for today, we have the very famous tale of the rich man and Lazarus. Now, as you know, I Read more
“See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil.” [Deuteronomy 30:15] I love it when people tell me that the Bible is full of contradictions. The truth is that the Bible is consistent. The only contradictions we see are because things are taken out Read more
“‘Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.’” [St. Luke 13:24] In the Old Testament, we are presented with a history of Israel which is not flattering. We see its formation, its machinations, and Read more
Sermon: There’s Something About Mary And Jesus answered and said unto her, “Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.” [Luke 10:41-42] Haven’t you noticed how crazy our Read more
Sermon: Who Is Our Neighbor? But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, “And who is my neighbour?” [Luke 10:29] Is anyone surprised that this question is asked by an attorney? It sort of reminds me of Bill Clinton’s defense in his perjury case when he said that it Read more