Rev. Timothy J. Ensworth
Ordinary servants (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Luke 17:5-10
October 2, 2016
I want you to focus your minds. I want you to put aside all distractions. I want you to summon all your strength, all your willpower, all your determination. I want you to pour your heart and soul into this, and I want you to strive … to be ordinary!… Continue reading ...
Never give up! (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Luke 18:1-8
October 16, 2016
The top ten signs that you have given up …
Number 10: You turned off the TV after the eighth inning of last Tuesday night’s Cubs game.
Number 9: You watched Monday Night Football instead of the first presidential debate.
Number 8. Since the second debate, you have been searching online for houses … in Canada.… Continue reading ...
This is our chance! (Click on the sermon title for .pdf copy)
Luke 21:5-19
November 13, 2016
This is our chance.
There are many angry people out there right now, some angry about the outcome of this election, and others whose anger helped propel the outcome of this election.
This is our chance.
There are many frightened people out there right now, some frightened by what might be done to us, by extremists foreign-born or homegrown, and others frightened by what we might do, by the ways our own brand of extremism may make the world a more dangerous and inhospitable place.… Continue reading ...
Peace is … believing (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Isaiah 7:10-16
December 18, 2016
This is what disturbs me …
We talk about peace. We sing about peace. We pray for peace. We tell the stories of the birth of the Prince of Peace, and we repeat the promise sung by the angels to herald his birth: “Glory to God in the highest heaven and peace on earth.”… Continue reading ...