Tag: angry

My servant

My servant (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Isaiah 52:13
February 22, 2015

I am angry, and I am frightened.

I am frightened by ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.  You know about the horrible scene on the beach in Libya, where members of ISIS beheaded twenty-one Egyptian Christians.  It is appalling, revolting, unbearable, unwatchable.  I refuse to watch the video and I quickly swipe past every time a story or photo of the event comes up on the news apps on my phone. … Continue reading ...

Let go

Let go (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Mark 10:13-16
October 4, 2015

Jesus was angry.  His disciples were turning people away.  They were turning people away and scolding them for trying to bring their children to Jesus to bless them, and that made Jesus mad!

Jesus was angry!  Hear him!  It’s not (gentle voice):

Let the children come to me, and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.… Continue reading ...