Sermons from 2021 (Page 4)
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…
April 11, 2021
April 11, 2021 “When Kindred Live in Unity (Psalms) or The Believers Shared their possessions” (Acts) Acts 4:32-35 John 20:19-31 There once were two villages separated by a river. In one of these villages lived a man and he was the only one in his village who knew how to make chairs. He carefully guarded his secret way of making chairs. He was afraid to teach others because he thought that they would not make the chairs correctly. Over time,…
March 21, 2021
March 21, 2021 Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor. There may be a…
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…
March 7, 2021
March 7, 2021 Left with a Mystery John 2:13-22 I was in the tiny island town of Sobra in Croatia. There is not a lot in Sobra. A restaurant or two and grocery that is a third the size of our narthex. We had a room in an old house on the second story overlooking the bay. The shore was about 15 yards across the street, so I could look out my window and watch the small boats move…