In Jesus Christ

in Jesus Christ (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Matthew 11:25-30
March 5, 2017

Are you tired?  Are you tired from carrying heavy loads?

Are you tired from carrying a load of worry?  Worry about your children?  Worry about getting old?  Worry about money?  Worry about your health?

Or maybe you worry about bigger things.  Are you tired, are you weighed down with worry about our nation’s future? … Continue reading ...

In common

In common (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Proverbs 22:2
September 6, 2015

It doesn’t take many words to make a telling point.  How about ten?

Come down off the cross,
we can use the wood.

Did you hear John sing those words?  One of my favorite musicians, Sarah Jarosz, recorded this song, and from the first time I heard it, I have been struck by these two lines:

Come down off the cross,
we can use the wood.Continue reading ...

The Lord will take delight in you

The Lord will take delight in you (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Zephaniah 3:14-20
December 13, 2015

You can’t see his face.  Oh, yes, you can see his face, the face he presents to you, and it is a pleasant enough face: smooth skin and kind eyes and a ready smile.  He smiles whenever he sees you and asks how you are doing and keeps his focus on you as you answer.… Continue reading ...