Posted by administrator on Sep 28, 2021 in Sermon Archives
“Nothing Short of a Miracle” John 2:13-22 Have you ever wondered about the expression “to pull out all the stops”? If we used this phrase today, we would mean something like to give it all you’ve got, to throw everything at it but the kitchen sink, or spare no expense. “Local law enforcement has pulled out all the stops to catch the perpetrator of this heinous crime,” might be an example. But did you know that this familiar phrase comes from the mechanics of the early pipe...
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Posted by administrator on Sep 24, 2021 in Sermon Archives
“Fierce Faith” Mark 8:27-38 You know, as I was reading through this well-known passage from Mark, I had a thought: “What would we do without Peter?” Now, I’m serious here: of all the disciples, no one stumbled and bumbled worse than this fisherman named Cephas. We don’t have to dig very deep to be reminded of the numerous times that Peter misunderstood or mis-stepped or just missed the boat when it came to the vision Jesus had for the Kingdom of God here on this...
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Posted by administrator on Sep 24, 2021 in Sermon Archives
“That’s Our God Making It Real” Isaiah 58:1-12 Mark 1:9-15 Now I need to be very careful how I say this, but my question is: “Have you ever came home with a piece of news but then found that when you shared this news, you were woefully lacking in information?” I’ll give you a made up example, and gentlemen, this is for you. Let’s say that you arrive at home and announce to your wife that you ran into her best friend at the grocery store. This might be the end of the story,...
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Posted by administrator on Sep 24, 2021 in Sermon Archives
“Trying to Tell Us Something Important” 2 Kings 2:1-14 Mark 9:2-10 Rumors is a Christian e-magazine that I quote from time to time. It was headed up by two Canadians named Ralph Milton and Jim Tayler. I was first attracted to their publication when I read the description, “Ralph Milton’s E-zine for people of faith with a sense of humor.” At the top of every week’s publication is the quote from Proverbs 17:22 which reads, “A merry heart doeth good, like a medicine, but a...
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Posted by administrator on Sep 24, 2021 in Sermon Archives
“That’s Why I’ve Come” Mark 1:29-39 “What are you doing here? What are you doing here? What are you doing here?” No matter how we say it, this is not the sort of greeting that any of us likes to get when we walk into a house, or a restaurant, or just about anywhere, for that matter. “What are you doing here?” We can say it 100 different ways to mean 100 different things, but one thing is for certain: a greeting like this means that we’re not expected, we’re not welcome,...
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Posted by administrator on Sep 24, 2021 in Sermon Archives
“What Do You Want With Us, Jesus of Nazareth?” Mark 1:21-28 It was Will Rogers that first coined the phrase, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression,” and this has proved to be true over and over again. I can’t help but think of the young doctor who was just setting up his first office when his secretary told him there was a man to see him. The doctor wanted to make a good first impression by having the man think he was successful and very busy. He told...
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