Surprised

Surprised (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Mark 6:1-6
February 25, 2018

Jesus was surprised.  Are you surprised Jesus was surprised?  I mean, after all, isn’t he the Son of God?  Mark says it right at the beginning of his gospel:

This is the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

And, if Jesus is God’s Son, wouldn’t he know everything? … Continue reading ...

Business

Business (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
September 24, 2017

During choir rehearsal last Wednesday evening, Ben commented on the unusual piano introduction to Rutter’s “To Everything There is a Season.”  He said he was not sure what it meant, but that he was sure it meant something!  What do you think it means?  Listen again …

(Miah plays on the piano the first twenty-four measures of the piece.)… Continue reading ...

Chasing the wind

Chasing the wind (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Ecclesiastes 2:4-17, 24-26
September 17, 2017

So here we are, you and me, a hundred and some of us, gathered in the sanctuary on a Sunday morning, here together for one hour of the twenty-four hours of this day, for one day of the seven days of this week, for one week of the fifty-two weeks of this year, for one year of the however many years each of us have lived already and however many years each of us have left to live. … Continue reading ...

First things first

First things first (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Luke 16:1-13
September 18, 2016

They say that there are three subjects you should never talk about in polite company: religion, politics, and money.  So, having noted that, today we are going to talk about all three!

We are going to talk about religion because that’s what we do here. … Continue reading ...