Living Holy, 1st Peter 2:2-10, Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 10, 2020 ************************************************************************* This morning I would like to tell you about a guy I know who was considered to be a church planter. Yet it seems like no matter what He did, He never was very well-liked. In fact, he was told that to his […]
Living in Suffering, 1st Peter 2:19-25, Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 3, 2020 ************************************************************************* This morning, we continue with our reading of 1st Peter, on this Fourth Sunday of Easter, where Peter admonishes his readers to “live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good […]
Living Fear, 1 Peter 1:17–25, Third Sunday of Easter, April 26, 2020 *************************************************************************Last week we began a six week reading of 1st Peter. (You can go back and hear last week’s sermon through our website, Facebook page, or YouTube channel, by the way.) 1st Peter 1:3-9 reminded us of our living hope, the hope we […]
Living Hope, 1 Peter 1:3–9, Second Sunday of Easter, April 19, 2020 *********************************************************** Over the next six weeks our second reading comes from the New Testament letter of 1st Peter. We know quite a bit about Peter. Peter was as a fisherman when Jesus called him as a disciple, along with his brother Andrew. Peter […]
Eyes on Jesus: Angel Eyes, John 20:1-18, Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 *********************************************************** The phrase “angel eyes” may conjure up different thoughts based on your age and interests. Older music lovers will think of the 1946 jazz standard popularized by Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra. Another generation might think of the ballad of the same name […]
The Suffering Servant, Isaiah 50:4-9, Palm Sunday, April 5, 2020 ************************************************************************* Palm Sunday marks the beginning of this, the holiest of weeks of the Church Year. Palm Sunday really has a dual focus. On the one hand, it is a day of joy and gladness, as we mingle our “hosannas” with those crowds who first welcomed […]
Preaching to Dry Bones, Ezekiel 37:1–14, Fifth Sunday in Lent, March 29, 2020 ************************************************************************* The Lenten cycle is drawing to a close. This is the last numbered Sunday in Lent; next Sunday begins Palm Sunday and Holy Week. In our Old Testament text today, God shows the prophet Ezekiel a vision that is quite dramatic and […]
Dark Passages to Marvelous Light, Isaiah 42:14–21, Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 22, 2020 ************************************************************************* A man was driving through a mining region one bright and sunny Sunday afternoon when he noticed a large number of mules in an open field. When he inquired about this unusual sight, he was told that the work animals had […]
He Will Be Your God and You Will Be His People, Exodus 17:1–7, Third Sunday in Lent, March 15, 2020 ************************************************************************* Once upon a time, there was a Sunday morning worship service, in a south Mississippi costal community. The service had begun and most everyone was in their assigned seat ready to hear the proclamation of […]
Father Abraham, Genesis 12:1–9, Second Sunday in Lent, March 8, 2020 ************************************************************************* Believe it or not, it is already the Second Sunday in Lent. The season of Lent returns us to the very basics of Christianity. Last week we remembered the fall into sin and the victory of Christ over the ancient serpent, crushing his head […]