sermons – Eastman First United Methodist Church

Are you sure you know what you’re doing, God? | Sermon from August 13, 2017

Based on 1 Kings 19:9-18 How did I get here? That was the question I asked myself as I stared out at a field of cows, grazing passively while my…

Inaugural Sermon | June 18, 2017

8 Aug 20178 Aug 2017

*Editors note: I realized I have posted every other sermon I have preached except this one. So, while posted out of order, it is available here for viewing and is…

Find Your Crowd | Sermon from August 6, 2017

Based on Matthew 14:13-21 I had the flu. It was terrible. And I had it as project deadlines were approaching in one of the harder classes I took in seminary;…

The smell of Bread | Sermon from July 30, 2017

Based on Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 In the House of Commons, Winston Churchill was presiding as Prime Minister one day. In the course of raucous debate, the kind the Commons is…

Let the Spirit be the Spirit

23 Jul 201723 Jul 2017

Sermon from July 23, 2017 | Romans 8:12-25 The council of bishops meeting has moved from the Philippines to Chicago. In the UMC, we have a council of bishops that…

Gardening | Sermon from 7/16/17

Based on 1 Corinthians 3:5-9 One day, while rushing around, a parish priest encountered a challenging and difficult question: what does it mean to exist? The question came from a…

Relationship, Not Rules | Sermon from July 9, 2017

9 Jul 20179 Jul 2017

Based on Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 The church that does not judge. I’ve been asking a lot of questions and doing a lot of listening the past month. I’ve been asking…

Yes! | Sermon from July 2, 2017

2 Jul 20173 Jul 2017

Based on Luke 5:1-11 Benjamin Harrison was a rather rotund founding father. The father of future US President William Henry Harrison and the great-grandfather of namesake and also future US…

Hope in Suffering | Sermon from June 25, 2017

Based on Jeremiah 20:7-13 The story of a woman on the morning of a war. Remind me if you will exactly what we’re fighting for. Calling, Calling, for something in the…