Rev. Timothy J. Ensworth
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 ...
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 ...
Peace is … healing (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Isaiah 35:1-10
December 11, 2016
Dry, barren, infertile, exhausted. Sick, discouraged, broken, afraid. Sorrowing, grieving, empty, homeless. These are the wastelands — wastelands of the soul, wastelands of the body, wastelands of the earth.
We have all been in wastelands, some of us just to visit for just a short while, but some of us for long stretches of our lives, so long we thought we might never leave. … Continue reading ...
Peace is … defending (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Isaiah 11:1-10
December 4, 2016
What does peace on earth look like?
Wolves and sheep will live together in peace,
and leopards will lie down with young goats.
Calves and lion cubs will feed together,
and little children will take care of them.
That is peace! But where, on earth, can you find a scene like this one?… Continue reading ...
Peace is … walking (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Isaiah 2:1-5
November 27, 2016
What does peace on earth look like?
I can conjure a scene … (And I’ll bet you can, too!) I am sitting on a huge block of granite jumbled among other huge blocks of granite, looking out over waters stretching as far as I can see. … Continue reading ...
Love does not keep a record of wrongs (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Matthew 5:43-48
January 29, 2017
When Jesus saw the people, he went up the hill and sat down. They gathered around him there and he spoke to them.
Love your enemies and hate your friends. That’s what you have been told. But I tell you: love your enemies and pray for those who make your life miserable. … Continue reading ...