Rev. Timothy J. Ensworth
Terrified (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Mark 16:8
April 1, 2018
They went out and ran from the tomb, distressed and terrified. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.
It would have been easier if they had found what they were looking for. It would have been easier if they had found the lifeless body of Jesus right where it had been laid just two days before.… Continue reading ...
All of you will run away (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Mark 14:27
March 25, 2018
Do you love him? Do you love Jesus?
Do you think Peter loved him? Of course, Peter loved him! Do you think James loved him? Of course, James loved him! Do you think John loved him? Of course, John loved him!… Continue reading ...
Filled with alarm (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Mark 10:32-34
March 18, 2018
Jesus and his disciples were now on the road going up to Jerusalem. Jesus was going ahead of the disciples, who were filled with alarm …
Jesus was ahead, ahead of them on the road. He did not hesitate. His mind was made up. … Continue reading ...
Still running the race of faith (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Hebrews 12:1-2
Christian Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church
March 11, 2018
Happy anniversary!
We are glad to be invited to help you celebrate the 27th anniversary of Christian Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church. We were here two years ago on a Sunday morning to celebrate your 25th anniversary. … Continue reading ...
From the depths (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Mark 7:31-27; 8:11-13
March 4, 2018
Sigh …
What is a sigh? It is a letting go, a release of air, a release of built up pressure. It might be a release of the pressure of built up anxiety, a sigh of relief: “Whew.” Or it might be a release of the pressure of disappointed expectations, a sigh of resignation: “Oh, well.” … Continue reading ...
How does Jesus help families facing problems with addiction? (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Mark 2:1-12
January 14, 2018
How does Jesus help families facing problems with addiction? That was the question posed by one of you as a suggestion for an Epiphany season sermon: How does Jesus help families facing problems with addiction?
It’s a hypothetical question, right? … Continue reading ...
What is a miracle? (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Mark 1:4-11
January 7, 2018
What is a miracle?
According to the New Oxford American Dictionary a miracle is “a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency.” Something surprising. Something inexplicable, out of the ordinary. … Continue reading ...
A carol of peace (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Isaiah 40:1-11
December 10, 2017
God is coming!
That’s the good news. These are the tidings of comfort and joy announced by the prophet Isaiah to people weary and beaten down and tired of suffering: God is coming. What is God coming to do? God is coming to rule and to rescue and to tend.… Continue reading ...
TRUTH (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Ecclesiastes 11:1-8
November 19, 2017
What is the truth?
The Trump administration claimed that the crowd attending his January 21 inauguration was the largest ever to witness the inauguration of an American president and when news outlets published photos proving otherwise, White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, labeled them as deliberately misleading.… Continue reading ...
Awe (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Ecclesiastes 5:1-7
October 8, 2017
Alleluia.
You sing it quietly and confidently. You sing it loudly and joyfully. You sing it urgently. You sing it plaintively. You sing it gratefully.
You sing it, you say it — “alleluia” — in so many different ways. There is no one right way to say it. … Continue reading ...