Tag: pentecost

“Blessings And Woes”  Luke 6:17-26  Two men were traveling by light airplane to a business meeting in Alaska. Somewhere over the tundra the plane’s motor failed and they were forced…

“Because You Say So” Have you heard about the man who was stopped by a game-warden in a State Park with two buckets of fish leaving a lake well known…

“To Throw Him Off The Cliff”Let’s suppose that as this service started, I asked all of you on the right side of the Sanctuary to move over to the left…

“As Was His Custom” Luke 4:14-21 I’m sure you’ve heard it said, or it may have come from your lips, “If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes I…

“When The Wine Ran Out” I consider it divine good fortune that we have a scripture lesson so early in the year which encourages us to ponder a miracle. We…

“With You I Am Well Pleased” | Luke 3: 15-17, 21-22Maybe you have already figured this out, but the Bible was not put together in chronological order and we have…

“Have Come To Worship Him” | Matthew 2:1-12According to ancient tradition, the Gospel of Matthew was written by a tax collector, and if this is true, the clarity and the…

“As God’s Chosen People” | Colossians 3:12-17Paul begins his correspondence this morning with words such as: “God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved.”I don’t know about you but those are…

“Proclaimed The Good News”
 | Luke 3:7-18Maybe you have heard me say this before, but it is difficult for a preacher to come up with something to say when we…

“In The Wilderness”I assume that most of you know I like to read. When people ask me to list my hobbies, reading is one that I include. I read, of…

“In Those Days…” Jeremiah 33: 14-16A few weeks ago, I shared about my time in partnership with UMCOR and training Early Response Teams. To be qualified to do this I…

“Not Of This World”With Thanksgiving coming up this Thursday I thought I would begin this morning with a relevant subject: food. According to the late great Andy Rooney the two…

“The Beginning Of Birth Pains”Once upon a time there was a woman married to an annoying man. He would complain about everything. One day he went to the creek with…

“Unbind Him, And Let Him Go” | John 11:32-44The question I was asked before last Sunday is what is the difference between a preacher and a teacher?On this All-Saints Sunday,…

“All She Had To Live On”I heard from a Pastor friend of mine a few weeks ago who was just ecstatic that one of his church members asked if she…

“I Want To See”
 | Mark 10:46-52 Of the many lessons learned from the aftermath of our recent storms, I have purchased a couple of battery charged lanterns and a…