February 28, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. There was a pastor of another congregation that decided to have a more interactive sermon the Sunday that the story of Moses and the burning bush was read as a lesson, and so he “selected a middle-aged couple to…
February 21, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. So last week, we heard about Jesus in the wilderness. He was beginning to live into his calling – a life that would lead him to Jerusalem – to the cross. After his baptism, he was ready to begin…
February 14, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. A few days ago on Ash Wednesday, folks were going about their daily business, only to look up from their phones to see people with ashes on their forehead. More than one person told me that the reaction was…
February 7, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Welcome to the last Sunday in Epiphany. Can you believe that Ash Wednesday is this week? And as we do every year, we end this season of manifestations – epiphanies – with a mountaintop experience. Now, at convention, we…
January 31, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. So, do you get the feeling you got dropped into the middle of a story this morning? Don’t you hate when that happens? I mean, you go out to get popcorn…or say, miss church due to a blizzard called…
January 10, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Okay, so how many of you bought a lottery ticket? I did. And the best part is always before the drawing (well, unless you win, I suppose). I mean, you think about all the things you might do with…
Based upon a concept by the Rev. Phillip Dana Wilson – Used with permission January 3, 2016: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. This will fortunately for all of you, be the last year I can do this…[singing] “On the 10th day of Christmas my TV gave to…
December 27, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Well, you made it! All over the stores and Facebook, it would seem that Christmas is over. The stores have “after Christmas” sales on, and have started putting out Valentine’s Day displays. Everything can go back to normal –…
Christmas Eve 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. There is always a discussion around Christmas and Easter by us preaching types that centers on whether we even need to preach Christmas Eve – afterall the story, the hymns – it is all so familiar and really tells…
December 13, 2015: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. “You brood of vipers!” It seems John the Baptist was one cranky guy…not to mention really weird. Not for nothing, but something tells me that starting sermons this way would NOT work very well for anyone not wearing camel…
