Sermons

The Royal Banquet

November 22, 2015
Matthew 22:1-10; Revelation 1: 4b-8; Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14
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Welcome to this Christ the King Sunday. Three years ago we celebrated it as Christa the Queen Sunday. And in fact we do have Christa with us this morning. Christa, […]

Moses & Super Grover 2.0

November 15, 2015
Exodus 3:1-6, 33:18-23; Matthew 7:7-12
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I am going rogue on the lectionary today. Instead of the suggested scripture passages for this week – I decided it was time to share with you all some of […]

We Need Jesus, Y’all

October 25, 2015
Mark 10:46-52; Psalm 34: 1-8
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The gospels give us a lot of stories about Jesus healing people. It can be one of the most exciting things about Jesus. Jesus makes blind people see, deaf people […]

Into The Lake

October 11, 2015
Mark 5:1-20
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Once he had a family, but that was before. Now there is no place for him. Everyone has had to distance themselves from him, his violent threats and outbursts are […]

The Living Church

October 04, 2015
Psalm 24:1-7; Revelation 7:9-17
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  The earth and everything on it – The world and all who live in it – Belong to YHWH. As we worship together today, on World Communion Sunday, we […]

Ain’t I A Woman

September 20, 2015
James 3:13-18; Proverbs 31:10-31
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When I was in junior high I played the French horn in the school band. This was a compromise because when I said I wanted to play drums, my parents […]

The Taste Of A Spark

September 13, 2015
Psalm 19; James 3:1-12
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We are in a season of transitions, of newness, of celebration as school starts up again and fall brings about a sense of renewal. We are celebrating going back to […]

Dear Dr. King

September 06, 2015
Isaiah 35:3-7; Mark 7:24-37
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Dear Dr. King, We received your letter written from a Birmingham jail cell in August, 1963. It arrived a lifetime ago, more than 2 lifetimes of Michael Brown, more than […]

The Temple And Useless Flesh

August 23, 2015
I Kings 8:(1,6,) 22-30, 41-43; John 6:56-69
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I must start by thanking Gene Miller for pointing out the sermon for me today. Last week after the service, Gene came to me, bible open, pointing to the passage […]

Bathsheba and David: Part II

August 02, 2015
II Samuel 11:26 -12:13; Psalm 51: 1-12
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You notice that this sermon is part 2. Sometimes the lectionary works that way for preachers. (After these two heavy weeks with David, I am sure we will all be […]