Recognizing a Rabbi

January 15, 2017
Text: John 1:38: “When Jesus turned and saw them following, he said to them, ‘What are you looking for?’ They said to him, ‘Rabbi’ (which translated means Teacher), ‘where are you…

A Time for Renewal

January 9, 2017
(No audio for this sermon is available.) Text: Matthew 3:15: “...Jesus answered him, ‘Let it be so now...’” His parents must be very proud of him. He’s come such a…
Text: Luke 3:17: "His winnowing-fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable…

The Ministry of the Meal

August 10, 2015
[Note: No audio is available for this sermon.] Text: John 6:7: “Six months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.” We come again this…

Joy, Complete

May 18, 2015
Text: John 15:10: “I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.” It truly is a joy…

How Do We Know?

May 18, 2015
Many members of our community are teachers, either as professionals or seasoned Church School volunteers. I would bet that almost all of them could tell you stories about how students…

The Puzzle

August 23, 2012
The Puzzle Text: John 3:9: “Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?’” Poor Nicodemus. He really is a smart man. He is a faithful student of the scriptures;…

Speaking sacramentally

August 23, 2012
Text: John 6:52: “The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’ ” Yesterday I had the privilege of officiating at not one…