March 12, 2021
We are still in Chapter 1 of Mark. These short 10 verses this morning, give us a lot of information about Jesus and his ministry. Sometimes I feel pretty redundant in preaching the gospel. All love, reconciliation and redemption. The twenty-four hours depicted in today’s gospel are a miniature sketch of the entire ministry of… Read More »
March 7, 2021
Well, today we cover the gamut in our worship service. Our Prayer of Confession recognizes the gospel lesson from John this morning; (which is about the casting out of the money changers, which I have preached about fairly recently); the Call to Worship, reflects the Old Testament lectionary reading from the book of Exodus, about… Read More »
February 28, 2021
Let us pray: “May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts, be acceptable, for you are our Rock and our Redeemer.” Pastor, Author and Professor; Dr. Fred Craddock’s obituary read: “A preaching giant! Like no other preacher you have ever heard.” He often spoke about the human tendency to shrink Christian… Read More »
February 21, 2021
As I read our Old Testement lectionary text this week, I found myself wanting to hear the rest of the story. The story of Noah. Well, I don’t usually do this – but when was the last time you read the Old Testament story of Noah, in full? As my Old Testament Professor said in… Read More »
February 18, 2021
Do you have any pet peeves? One of mine is when people love to advertise the good deeds they have done. They “pay it forward” – but the first thing they feel inclined to do afterwards is post their good deed on Facebook or Instagram. What it turns into is a pat-on-the-back; “oh you are… Read More »
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