Sermons from 2021 (Page 5)
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 21, 2021
February 21, 2021 “Light in Darkness” Genesis 9:8-17 I Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:9-15 Psalm 25 Let me share a short story, points to some discomfort and then lets us wait until the light shines. Let me tell you about light shining in the midst of mess and emptiness. Do you recall a few years ago, there were some killings at a Jewish Synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark? A month later there were some killings in Paris at a Jewish place. Well,…
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…
February 7, 2021
February 7, 2021 “On the Road” Isaiah 40:21-31 Mark 1:29-39 Today, Jesus and his followers are taking to the road. I rather like that we follow, Jesus along the road. Here is a Holy Man who was not one to only sit on a mountain top retreat but He traveled. His feet became dusty and he experienced the territory and the people. I think it’s good to have a God who has experienced the life which we live. Jesus is…
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.…
January 24, 2021
January 24, 2021 “Immediately They Left Their Nets” Jonah 3:1-5 Mark 1:14-20 A farmer awoke one morning and looked out his window only to find that overnight a field of daffodils had sprung up about his home. “How beautiful!” he exclaimed. “I should like to stay and wander among the flowers, but I have to plow the north wheat field today.” When he returned that evening, the daffodils had withered and died. The next day the farmer saw two small…
January 17th, 2021
January 17, 2021 “The Call” 1 Samuel 3:1-10 John 1: 43-51 When Jesus say Nathanael approaching, Jesus said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false.” “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.” Now do you understand how Jesus knew the heart of Nathanael? Jesus saw Nathanael under the fig tree. The shade of a fig tree was…
January 10, 2021
January 10, 2021 “Spirit of Gentleness” Genesis 1:1-5 Acts 19:1-7 Mark 1:4-11 I have a bottle of River Jordan water on my bookshelf. Actual, official, certified Jordan River water. The bottle was clear. The water was…reasonably clear. The top was sealed and waxed and on label is said that it was actual Jordan River water where Jesus was baptized. We read of that story in the Bible. I am not about to doubt the authenticity of the water nor the…
January 3, 2021
January 3, 2021 “Pass it On” Jeremiah 31:7-14 Ephesians 1:3-14 John 1:1-18 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, how appropriate is it that as we begin a brand-new year, our Gospel lesson for today starts with the words, “In the beginning…” This is the beginning of a new year – a fresh start after a year like no…