Rev. Timothy J. Ensworth
Humility (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Job 42:1-6
April 15, 2018
When I look at the sky which you have made,
the moon and stars that you set in place:
Where do human beings fit in the picture?
What are we?
What are we?
Are we evolution’s crowning achievement? Are we the unquestioned masters of this planet, beings of unmatched power and ambition, eager to fulfill our self-proclaimed destiny to become masters of the universe? … Continue reading ...
Hypocrites (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Matthew 23:13-28
March 16, 2014
Like whitewashed tombs, which look fine on the outside, but are full of bones and decaying corpses on the inside. On the outside, appearing good, but inside, full of hypocrisy and sins.
Is that us?
In January 2008, LifeWay Research, based in Nashville, published the results of a survey of 1,402 unchurched Americans, “adults who had not attended a religious service at a church, synagogue, or mosque in the previous six months.” … Continue reading ...
Welcome home (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Luke 15
March 6, 2016
“The United States of America.” It is a name we speak with pride, a name that reflects our sense of history and identity as the union of distinct and distinctive states, diverse in ethnic and religious origins, diverse in culture and in economic life, but united for a common purpose, united by a common set of values, united for the good of the whole.… Continue reading ...
Love is not proud (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Matthew 5:1-10
January 15, 2017
The older I get, the less I know. Or maybe a better way of saying it is that the older I get, the more I realize I don’t know and the less sure I am about what I do know. But that’s not the whole story either, because there are things I am absolutely sure of.… Continue reading ...