Sermons

Gospel: Matthew 26:14–27:66 In fulfillment of scripture and obedience to God’s will, Jesus goes to the cross so that a new covenant in his blood may bring forgiveness of sins. Even the soldiers who crucify him recognize him to be the Son of God. 14One of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to…

JOHN 11:1-45 Today we continue to face a situation that is threatening the very fabric of the world as we know it.  It is a trial of endurance and change for each one of us.  It is a time where we wonder why?   It is a time of waiting upon the Lord knowing that He…

JOHN 9:1-41 Today we all know how quickly and unpredictably tragedy can strike.  The current pandemic has shown all of us that in a blink of an eye, our world can be radically changed, and our lives turned upside down.  This story is also one of tragedies.  First, we see the tragedy of a baby…

JOHN 4:5-42  This morning’s Scripture is another of my favorites from the Gospel of John.  Again, we see how John uses rich imagery to help us connect with the story.  We can see the humanness of Jesus, hot, sweating in the noon day sun, sitting down to rest and to hopefully get a drink of…

JOHN 3:1-17  This morning’s Gospel lesson from the book of John is one that highlights John’s particular writing style.  It is a story that makes it impossible to ignore that John is the master of dramatic settings, symbolism and imagery.  As we read the story of Nicodemus, image after image floats by such as; born…

MATTHEW 5:21-37 Let me start with this story this morning.  A new business was opening and one of the owner’s friends wanted to send flowers for the occasion. They arrived at the new business site and the owner read the card; it said “Rest in Peace”. When the friend found out, she became very angry and irate…