Sermons by Lisa Bowersock (Page 13)
May 16, 2021
May 16, 2021 “Being in the World” Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 1 John 5:9-13 John 17:6-19 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O God, our strength and our redeemer. AMEN OK, so I have a true confession. There are days when I dream of completely escaping the real world and the pressures of life. I envision maybe living in a small cabin on a cliff overlooking the ocean, with minimal…
May 2, 2021
“Tending the Vineyard” Acts 8:26-31, 35-39 1 John 4:16b-21 John 15:1-8 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O God, our strength and our redeemer. AMEN I distinctly remember dropping my oldest son off at college back when he began his freshman year at Ohio University. I remember feeling very emotional as he was my firstborn and so the first to leave the nest. And I remember wanting so badly…
April 18, 2021
“Peace Be With You” Acts 3:12-19 1 John 3:1-3 Luke 24:36b-48 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O God, our strength and our redeemer. AMEN One thing I love about this time of year – in these weeks following Easter Sunday – is the emphasis in the scriptures on the Risen Christ and the ways in which the disciples, and Jesus’ other followers, try to make some sense out…
March 14, 2021
March 14, 2021 “A Love Story” Numbers 21:4-9 Ephesians 2:1-10 John 3:14-21 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O God, our strength and our redeemer. AMEN Back in 1970 a movie came out that was a huge hit at the time. It starred Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal and the movie was “Love Story.” I’m sure many of you remember it. I vividly recall going to see…
February 28, 2021
February 28, 2021 “A New Covenant” Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Romans 4:13-25 Mark 8:31-38 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O God, our strength and our redeemer. AMEN I clearly remember a television series that used to be a favorite of mine years ago. In the show there was a handsome young man of means who was a member of a prominent family, and this family used less…
February 14, 2021
February 14, 2021 “A New Thing” Women’s Sunday Isaiah 43:18-19 2 Timothy 1:3-7 Mark 14:3-9 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O God, our strength and our redeemer. AMEN Back in 2010, my parents, who had lived in the same home for 46 years, moved out of their home and into assisted living. My mother had been dealing with Parkinson’s for a number of years and my parents…
January 31, 2021
“Healing Stories” 2 Kings 5:1-14 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Mark 1:40-45 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O God, our strength and our redeemer. Amen. So, our scripture passages for today offer us two different healing stories. First is the story from 2 Kings about Naaman and his healing from a skin disease. And then there is our Gospel lesson from Mark in which Jesus heals a leper.…