Sermons (Page 41)

The Good Shepherd

Today was Good Shepherd Sunday and Pastor Eric pointed out that all the readings and songs in our Sunday bulletin talked about flocks, gates and shepherds. In today’s Gospel, John 10:1-10, Jesus talks to his disciples about being a good shepherd but they had a hard time understanding what he meant. In all stages of life,…

Where Do You Experience God?

On the third Sunday of Easter, Pastor Beth began by asking, “At what times in your life do you experience God? Where are you when you see Him shining through?” Some offered “time with family”, “the birth of a child”, “being in nature”, “listening to music”, “in a hospital room”, “enjoying art”, “the death of…

Holy Hilarity Sunday

Be prepared to laugh as Pastor Beth tells some interesting ‘stories’ on this Second Sunday of Easter. This Sunday is known by many different names in different congregations, such as Low Sunday because, after the church being full on Easter Sunday, attendance is lower today. It is also known as Doubting Thomas Sunday because of…

Easter Surprise!

The image of Jesus on the Altar Art Wall was an Easter morning surprise! Artists David N, Gerry H and John M created the sequences of color throughout the Lenten season. Then…this morning, we were greeted with the image of Jesus ripping through the infinite to the finite world, opening and infusing God’s grace and…

Passion/Palm Sunday

Today’s worship included an extended reading from the Gospel of Matthew.  Our service began with a palm procession commemorating Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem.  The tone of the service changed quickly as we meditated upon Jesus’ passion and death. This story is central to our faith. Today we remember how Christ offered his life for…

Lazarus, Come Out!

In John 11, the Gospel for this fifth Sunday in Lent, we hear how Jesus calls his friend Lazarus out of the tomb and restores him to life. When he came out of the tomb, Lazarus was bound in bandages. Jesus told the others to unbind Lazarus and set him free. Pastor Beth reminded us the…

A Spring of Gushing Water

At Jacob’s well, things happened. Jesus asked the Samaritan woman to give him a drink. He told her that those drinking this water will be thirsty again. But, “those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty”. The Samaritan woman went into the city and told of meeting a…

Difficult Questions About God

On this second Sunday in Lent, the Gospel is taken from the third chapter of John. Nicodemus comes to Jesus in the night and asks a difficult question about being born again. Nicodemus asks if someone can be old then born again from the mother’s womb. Jesus explains to him that being born again requires…

Baptism is for us again and again.

Matthew’s Gospel tells the story of Jesus going into the desert where he fasted for forty days and nights. The devil appeared to him and tempted Jesus a number of times but Jesus rebuffed him every time. Pastor Eric told us that Baptism is for us again and again. Jesus experienced temptation the same as…