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And the Walls Keep tumbling Down
23rd Sunday After Pentecost, Morning Worship, November 16, 2025Sermon: And the Walls Keep Tumbling DownAccompanying Scripture: Luke 21 : 5-19 And the Walls Keep Tumbling Down It was a hot August early morning in Erie, Pennsylvania, 1968. It wasn’tquite dawn, but I was finally asleep after tossing and turning in thesweltering heat and humidity that is common around the Great Lakes.Suddenly, a bomb exploded. I slowly woke up, and my shoulders slumped.It had finally happened. After years of fighting off…
Glimpses of the kingdom
22nd Sunday After Pentecost, Morning Worship, November 9, 2025Sermon: Glimpses of the KingdomAccompanying Scripture: Luke 20 : 27 – 38 Glimpses of the Kingdom ….
Saints Alive
All Saints Sunday, Morning Worship, November 2, 2025Sermon: Saints AliveAccompanying Scripture: Luke 6 : 20-31 Saints Alive Funerals are interesting. People arrive in my office grieving theirloss in many ways. Some are teary and can hardly share amemory without shedding tears. Some arrive with dry eyes,expressing deep love for the deceased, but unable to articulatewhy.Then there are the angry grievers. They experienced hurt andeven abuse from their so-called dearly departed. One suchwoman said in a no-nonsense tone of voice, “Don’t…
Calling for Help
20th Sunday after Pentecost, Morning Worship, October 26, 2025Sermon: Calling for HelpAccompanying Scripture: Luke 18 : 9 – 14 Calling for Help Two men arrive at the Temple.They’ve come to pray.Did they only come to pray?Was this a needto be close to God?Or was it the Sabbath, andwere they coming to worship? Both men prayfrom the heart.The tax collectorholds a jobhe probably doesn’t wantbut needsbecause he can’t work elsewhere.He works for the Empire,collecting taxesfrom his own people.He is hated andconsidered…
Facing Giants in Life
19th Sunday after Pentecost, Morning Worship, October 19, 2025Sermon Series: Rick Warren’s Transformed – Week 7 Vocational HealthSermon: Facing Giants in LifeAccompanying Scripture: I Samuel 17 : 3 – 10, 41 – 50
Transforming How I See and Use Money
18th Sunday after Pentecost, Morning Worship, October 12, 2025Sermon Series: Rick Warren’s Transformed – Week 6 Financial HealthSermon: Transforming How I See and Use MoneyAccompanying Scripture: Luke 16:1-13 Transforming How I See and Use Money Luke 16:1-13 He was living high on the hog.Lavish feasts, extravagant travel; the kids went to the best schools.And he managed it all, not on his paycheck, but on the owner’s pocketbook. In short, he embezzled money.Eventually, the owner discovered it and fired him.The manager’s…
Facing the Fears that Ruin Relationships
17th Sunday after Pentecost, Morning Worship, October 5, 2025Sermon Series: Rick Warren’s Transformed – Week 5 Relational HealthSermon: Facing the Fears that Ruin RelationshipsAccompanying Scripture: Genesis 3 : 8 – 15 Facing the Fears that Ruin Relationships Genesis 3:8-15 It was perfect. In the second creation story, “God formed the man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being.” (Gen 2:7) As we continue reading in…
How to Deal with How You Feel
16th Sunday after Pentecost, Morning Worship, September 28, 2025Sermon Series: Rick Warren’s Transformed – Week 4 Emotional HealthSermon: How to Deal with How You FeelAccompanying Scripture: I Peter 5 : 6-9 Rick Waren’s Transformed: How to Deal with How You Feel. I Peter 6:6-9 I wasn’t angry. I was in a rage. I was so angry that I scared myself. How dare this happen to me!Who’s to blame?This is beyond the pale! I couldn’t fix the problem, which increased my…
Change Your Life By Changing Your Mind
15th Sunday after Pentecost, Morning Worship, September 21, 2025Sermon Series: Rick Warren’s Transformed – Week 3 Mental HealthSermon: Change Your Life By Changing Your MindAccompanying Scripture: Romans 7 : 15-25a Change Your Life By Changing Your Mind Romans 7:15-25a My mobile telephone is one of the handiest tools I’ve ever owned. Not only can I receive calls from just about anywhere on the planet, but I can send and receive text messages that save me time. I can access my…
Allowing God to Finish What God Began in You
14th Sunday after Pentecost, Morning Worship, September 14, 10:30amSermon Series: Rick Warren’s Transformed – Week 2 Physical HealthSermon: Allowing God to Finish What God Began in YouAccompanying Scripture: Psalm 23
How to Get Closer to God
13th Sunday after Pentecost, Morning Worship, September 7, 2025Sermon Series: Rick Warren’s Transformed – Week 1 Spiritual HealthSermon: How to Get Closer to GodAccompanying Scripture: Luke 15 : 11-24 How to Get Closer to God Luke 15:11-24 When have you run from God? Did you run at the speed of light? Or simply turn your back? In what ways did God follow you? Or wait patiently? Our scripture lesson today speaks to an overarching theme, which is the answer to…
Doing the Right Thing
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, Morning Worship, August 31, 2025Sermon: Doing the Right ThingAccompanying Scripture: Luke 14:1,7-14 Doing the Right Thing Luke 14:1, 7-14 I usually don’t give TV ads much notice. The other night was different. I was curiousabout an ad for debt consolidation. Most of America’s debt is tied to credit cards. Iadmit that in my younger years, I got caught up in the mystical experience of payingwith plastic and the onerous task of paying it off.As many of…