Sermons

SERMON: APRIL 7, 2019 JOHN 12:1-8 I can still smell the sweet smell of the nard from when I opened the bottle for the children to smell it this morning.  My guess is that each one of us have a number of scents that we particularly like.  For me, to name a few, I love…

SERMON: MARCH 31, 2019 LUKE 15: 1-13, 11B -32 This morning our Gospel lesson contains three separate parables. Yet when we look closely, we can see that they are connected and intertwined. In fact, the first two parables, that of the Shepherd and the lost sheep and the woman and the lost coin are so…

SERMON: MARCH 24, 2019 Luke 13:1-9 Time does fly, and this morning we find ourselves on the third Sunday of Lent as we journey with Jesus toward the dark days in Jerusalem and the cross.  In this dark period, we examine our hearts and our actions to make sure that they are pleasing to God. …

SERMON:  MARCH 17, 2019 Luke 13:31-35 When I was a young girl, a long, long time ago, I would spend time with my grandmother and grandfather Deiter who lived up Sheaffer’s Valley.  I vividly remember many nights that the chickens would start clucking and raising cane, and my grandfather would grab his riffle and head…

SERMON: March 10, 2019, – 1st Sunday in Lent Luke 4:1-13 Is there is anyone here this morning who has never faced temptation, please raise your hands.   Just what I thought, there are no hands up!  If we are honest with ourselves, hardly a hour goes by that we are not tempted in some way. …

SERMON: ASH WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019 MATTHEW 6: 1-6; 16-21 Tonight, we begin the season of Lent. It is a time to examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith, to ask the hard questions of ourselves, and it is a time to step back and concentrate on our spiritual growth; as well…