Sermons

MATTHEW 5:13-20 Can you imagine a world without salt? Food tastes pretty “bla” without it. In fact, the salt in our own bodies is very close to the amount of salt in the ocean, 0.4 percent.  All of us loose salt when we sweat, and it has to be continually replaced.  So, without it, our…

LUKE 2:22-40 Happy Groundhog Day 2020!  Yep! Today is the day that people take the prophetic actions of a groundhog, who is really a large rodent, as the weather forecast for our spring weather.  Whether the groundhog sees his shadow or not, however, really means little as the groundhog has a very poor track record…

MATTHEW 4:12-23 Today, our scripture lesson is one that anyone who has gone to Sunday School or Bible School is familiar with.  My guess is that everyone sitting in this sanctuary today knows the song, I Will Make You Fishers of Men.  I will make you fishers of men if you follow me!  When you…

MATTHEW 3:13-17 Today we’re going to look at an event that made it into all four Gospels.  Matthew, Mark, Luke and John found this event so inspiring and important that it was included. This is the day that we celebrate the baptism of our Lord Jesus by John the Baptist in the waters of the…

JOHN 1:1-18  Here we are at the beginning of a new year, and today we are examining the opening verses of the Gospel of John.  Many people believe that the Christmas Story is told in only two of the Gospels.  Yet, this morning you will see that John too is telling the story of the…

MATTHEW 1:18-25 Welcome to the fourth Sunday in Advent.  In just a few short days we will be celebrating the birth of the Christ child.  Today our Scripture lesson is one of the classic texts for the Christmas season, and the book of Matthew tells this part of the Christmas story from Joseph’s perspective. To…