Texts:  Exodus 17:1-7  •   Psalm 95  •   Romans 5:1-11  •   John 4:5-42 He got me. With three little words he got me. I’d been going with the mad preacher, John, the baptizer, because I liked the fire in his belly. He was angry, like me, at everyone it seemed. I think he was even angry … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, March 27, 2011: Third Sunday in Lent →

Text: Hebrews 11:1-7 “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” That’s how our reading for tonight begins, and with it we begin a five-week series titled “By Faith” that will take us through some of the final chapters of the book of Hebrews – a book of … Continue reading Sermon: Wednesday, March 16, 2011: Lenten Midweek Worship →

Texts:   Genesis 2:15–17; 3:1–7  +  Psalm 32  +  Romans 5:12–19  +  Matthew 4:1–11 Well, something’s not quite where we’re used to seeing it this morning, is it? I hope none of you stumbled over the baptismal font getting to your pews this morning – but of course, having gone to the trouble to move the … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, March 13, 2011: First Sunday in Lent →