Posted by administrator on Sep 24, 2021 in Sermon Archives
“No Such Thing As Ready” Jonah 3:1-5, 10 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Mark 1:14-20 Hugh Laurie is a British actor who is best known for his depiction of a gifted but somewhat cranky doctor in the television series, “House.” He is also a fair musician, I might add, but that’s beside the point. Anyhow, as I was reading through our scripture selections for this week, I couldn’t help but pick up on a certain sense of urgency. Jonah proclaimed a deadline of 40 days to the folks in...
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Posted by administrator on Sep 23, 2021 in Sermon Archives
“Jesus Knew” John 1:43-51 When I was a kid, we lived in a series of houses all built about the same time in the middle of some of Ohio’s finest hardwood forests and farmland. At the time, such a housing developments was called an “allotment”, and for the life of me I have no idea where that comes from. But for a kid, it was ideal. Because of all the houses close by, there were plenty of kids to play with. But if you wanted to explore, all it took was a short hike across a...
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Posted by administrator on Sep 23, 2021 in Sermon Archives
“Remember Your Baptism” Acts 19:1-7 Mark 1:4-11 A man who had obviously had too much to drink found himself stumbling along the river when he chanced upon a Pentecostal baptism service. He proceeded to walk down into the water and stand next to the preacher. The minister asked the drunk, “Mister, are you ready to find Jesus?” The drunk said, “Yeah, sure. Yes, I am.” The minister then immersed the man under the water and pulled him right back up. The preacher asked,...
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Posted by administrator on Dec 26, 2020 in Sermon Archives
“Veni, Veni, Emmanuel” Let’s talk about music for Advent. Truth is, there isn’t a lot to choose from. When you consider the volumes of Christmas carols and songs and cantatas and even oratorios, the poor little season of Advent somehow just gets left behind. But here’s the thing: despite all the Christmas movies and Dolly Parton specials and Blue Christmas’s with Elvis, there is one song that has been with us for over 1200 years that is all about this period – this season –...
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Posted by administrator on Dec 26, 2020 in Sermon Archives
“The Nature of Life as the People of God” “To celebrate the future as a memory, and to praise God for having already done what lies before us to do, is the nature of life as the people of God.” Fred Craddock Welcome to this, the 3rd Sunday in the season of Advent, December 13, 2020. I’m not sure why, exactly, but for some reason I felt it important to put a time stamp on this particular day in this particular time. It happens every year, and this year is no...
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Posted by administrator on Dec 26, 2020 in Sermon Archives
“This Is How It Begins” Isaiah 40:1-11 Mark 1:1-8 Let’s talk about Mark- particularly the gospel of Mark. I was told long ago that if you were only allowed only one gospel to read and study to understand the life and death and teachings of Jesus Christ, then pick Mark. Mark’s Gospel is almost exactly half the length of Matthew and Luke which in the day when scrolls were quite expensive, made Mark’s gospel a real bargain and I’m sure there were quite a few of them floating...
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