Tag: pentecost

“Those Not Against Us Are For Us” | Mark 9:38-50In the process of being a ministry candidate I was required to be interviewed in several different settings. Starting in the…

“Walking And Talking” | Mark 8: 27-38Since the ministry was a second career for me and I was willing to begin with a full-time appointment I chose to do my…

“Act Like You Know Better” | Ephesians 4:25-5:2I think in an effort to get through my sermon as quick as possible last Sunday I failed to mention that we will…

“Body Building”I know that a few of you get the daily Wake-Up Call in your email every morning and some others of you follow what I share every day on…

“Sitting Down To Dinner”John 6:1-21 One Saturday Ken Erickson’s wife cleaned out leftovers from the refrigerator. She gave the one remaining portion of tortellini to their 6-year-old son, Jeremy. Their…

“Jesus’s Fame Led To John’s Demise”
Mark 6:14-29Three women die and all reach Heaven at the same time. There they meet St. Peter. He tells them he has some other important…

“They Took Offense At Him”Mark 6:1-13Steven was a young man who felt the call of God on his life. He came from a really close family. He finished college and…

“Small Beginnings” Mark 4:26-34I read this week about a man who likes to read fairy tales to his two youngsons at night. The man has quite the sense of humor…

“Sleeping At The Wheel” Mark 4:35-41 Chippie the parakeet never saw it coming. One second, he was peacefully perched in his cage. The next he was sucked in—washed up—and blown…

“Brother—Sister—Mother”If you haven’t been here for worship the past couple of weeks, I’ve been asking you to bring your Bible to worship with you so we can read and study…

“Here I Am”1 Samuel 3:1-10One summer while Max Lucado was in high school he worked laying pipe in a West Texas oil field. At lunch time the workers in the…

“Children Of God”Let’s begin with a short quiz this morning. For you dyed in the wool Methodists, can you tell me what we recognized this past Friday? (Aldersgate Day)My own…

“Pouring Out His Spirit”Acts 2:1-21As we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon those gathered in Jerusalem on the first Pentecost Sunday, I was reminded this week of the…