Easter Sunday, Sunday Morning Worship, April 20, 2025Sermon: Caught Off GuardAccompanying Scripture: Luke 24: 1-12

Palm Sunday, Sunday Morning Worship, April 13, 2025Sermon: Standing at the CrossroadsAccompanying Scripture: Luke 19: 28-40 Standing at the Crossroads Luke 19:28-40 March 2020. The world shut down.We thought it would lastfor a few weeks,then a few months,and then we gave up counting the time. Churches closed their doors for months;others found creative ways to continue worship.The sense of community was lostas we navigated this strange new world. And the battles:vaccine vs. no vaccine.Masks were safe vs. dangerous.Worship was essential.It…

Fourth Sunday of Lent, Sunday Morning Worship,March 30, 2025Sermon: A Tale of Two SonsAccompanying Scripture: Luke 15: 1-3, 11b-32 A Tale of Two Sons Ern was the firstborn of my father’s siblings. He was an old soul from the cradle. While his younger brother, my father, found all kinds of ways to get into trouble, Ern was the one trying to both keep up with him and keep him out of trouble. Uncle Ern could be tiresome at times. You…

Third Sunday of Lent, March 23, 2025Sunday Morning WorshipSermon: Lessons from a Fig TreeAccompanying Scripture: Luke 13: 1-9

Second Sunday of Lent, March 16, 2025 Sunday Morning WorshipSermon: The Fox and The HenAccompanying Scripture: Luke 13: 31-35 The Fox and the Hen If you were to open the Bible and start reading, perhaps you would begin with the first book of Genesis. Genesis 1 would be a pretty good place to begin. What we would find is this amazing creation. God creates the Lesser light and the greater light; there’s evening, and there’s day. God separates the waters…

First Sunday of LentSunday Morning Worship, March 9, 2025Sermon: What are we doing here?Accompanying Scripture: Luke 4: 1-13

Seventh Sunday After EpiphanySunday Morning Worship, February 23, 2025Sermon: The Third WayAccompanying Scripture: Luke 6:27-38

Sixth Sunday After EpiphanySunday Morning Worship, February 16, 2025Sermon: Two Sides to the Same GospelAccompanying Scripture: Luke 6:17-26

Fifth Sunday After EpiphanySunday Morning Worship, February 9, 2025Sermon: Put Out Into Deep WaterAccompanying Scripture: Luke 5:1-11 Put Out Into Deep Water Good morning and welcome, everybody. I’m Mrs. Zebedee, and I want to share a wonderful story with you. I can’t invite you in because we’re just so busy in there. It’s small, and it reeks of fish right now, so I’ll come out here and visit with you. I have a wonderful story to share with you. God…

Fourth Sunday After Epiphany, Sunday Morning Worship, February 2, 2025 Sermon: WHAT did you say?!?! Accompanying Scripture: Luke 4:21-30 WHAT Did you say?!?! What happened? What in the world is going on in this passage that triggered the crowd to attempt to kill Jesus? One minute, they’re amazed and impressed; the next, they’re trying to send him to his doom. Perhaps those kind words weren’t so kind. Perhaps the crowd was patronizing: “Oh, that’s Joseph’s boy. Isn’t he charming?” Perhaps…

Third Sunday After EpiphanySunday Morning Worship, January 26, 2025Sermon: Proclaimed FulfillmentAccompanying Scripture: Luke 4:14-21 Proclaimed Fulfillment Mary’s Boy is doing good. She must be so proud. Everybody loves him in Galilee. When he preaches, he tells them what they need to hear. He is bringing healing and wholeness to them. It must have been wonderful to see him talk with Mary and Joseph if he’s still alive. His reputation has grown. He is home and now it’s time for him…