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In Days to Come…Joy
Third Sunday of Advent, Morning Worship, December 14, 2025Sermon: In Days to Come…JoyAccompanying Scripture: Isaiah 35 : 1-10 In Days to Come…Joy During my childhood, my family and I often went camping. The mostmemorable was the weekend we spent in the Mojave Desert.Those were the days when our automobiles had canvas water bags tiedto the radiator cover in case the engine overheated. While my father setup camp, my brother and I would be sent out to search for firewood. Iwas…
In Days to Come…Peace
Second Sunday of Advent, Morning Worship, December 7, 2025Sermon: In Days to Come…PeaceAccompanying Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10 In Days to Come…Peace I heard the bells on Christmas DayTheir old, familiar carols play,And wild and sweetThe words repeatOf peace on earth, good-will to men!And thought how, as the day had come,The belfries of all ChristendomHad rolled alongThe unbroken songOf peace on earth, good-will to men!I was in seventh grade when I first learned this poem by Henry WadsworthLongfellow. I knew nothing about…
In the Days to Come…Hope
First Sunday of Advent, Morning Worship, November 30, 2025Sermon: In Days to Come…HopeAccompanying Scripture: Isaiah 2:1-5 In Days to Come…Hope The nation of Judah needs good news, and they need it now. Wars anduprisings surround them. Gloom and doom haunt their lives. They awakeneach day to another round of waiting for the next shoe to drop. Tension isin the air. They don’t feel safe.In fact, the entire first chapter of Isaiah is filled with bad news. It’s notgoing to get…
Thin Spaces
Thanksgiving, Morning Worship, November 23, 2025Sermon: Thin SpacesAccompanying Scripture: Luke 17 : 11 -19
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…