Rev. Timothy J. Ensworth
Shalom (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Isaiah 2:2-5
June 24, 2018
Shalom aleichem.
Peace to you.
Shalom is a greeting. It’s a greeting you might offer as you open the door of your house to a friend — shalom — or a greeting you might offer with a nod of your head as you pass a stranger on the street — shalom. … 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 ...
The God who does (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Exodus 15:1-11
September 14, 2014
What begins with a sacred sign and ends with a glass of wine? This Shabbat service!
It begins with a sacred sign. The sign is Shabbat itself, the Sabbath, a day set apart from all the rest each and every week as a sign between God and us. … Continue reading ...