Sermons

SERMON: JANUARY 13, 2019 LUKE 3:15-17, 21-22 Today we celebrate the baptism of our Lord Jesus by John the Baptist in the waters of the Jordan River.  In Jesus time, I am sure that the Jordan River was a larger, more pristine body of water than it is now.  A few years ago, I was…

SERMON: JANUARY 6, 2019 MATTHEW 2:1-12 Welcome to the first Sunday in 2019!  Today is the day we celebrate the “Epiphany of the Lord,” which commemorates the visitation of the Magi who came to pay homage to the Christ child, the Messiah.  Today is also commonly called “The Festival of the Kings,” although in most…

SERMON: JULY 16, 2017 MATTHEW 13: 1-9, 18-23   My guess is that everyone here this morning can connect in some way with the parable Jesus tells about the sower and the type of soil the seeds are planted in. After all, this is Perry County!  A county with many farms, and many people who…

SERMON:  JULY 30, 2017 Matthew 13:31-33 and 13:44-52   Today’s Scripture lesson can have the effect of making your head spin as you try to make sense of the parables being thrown at you “willy–nilly!”  The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, yeast, treasure hidden in a field, and a fisherman’s net?  Wait,…