Texts: Exodus 24:12-18 + Psalm 99 + 2 Peter 1:16-21 + Matthew 17:1-9 I wish I could pretend that each Sunday I preach I climb into the pulpit with an equal measure of certainty about my insight into scripture and my convictions about what I have found there, but the truth is I don’t. There … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, March 2, 2014: Transfiguration of Our Lord
Sermon: Sunday, February 23, 2014: Seventh Sunday after Epiphany
Texts: Leviticus 19:1-2,9-18 + Psalm 119:33-40 + 1 Corinthians 3:10-11,16-23 + Matthew 5:38-48 As books of the bible go, Leviticus has kind of a bad rap, mainly because of its preoccupation with rules and laws. This is, after all, the book that gave us such gems as: It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, February 23, 2014: Seventh Sunday after Epiphany
Sermon: Sunday, February 2, 2014: Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
Texts: Micah 6:1-8 + Psalm 15 + 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 + Matthew 5:1-12 Whenever God closes a door, He opens a window. God never gives you more than you can handle. God needed another little angel. It’s all part of God’s plan. Blessed are the poor. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, February 2, 2014: Fourth Sunday after Epiphany