Sermon: Sunday, June 8, 2014: Day of Pentecost

Texts: Acts 2:1-21  +  Ps. 104:24-34,35b  +  1 Cor. 12:3b-13  +  John 20:19-23 No one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 12:3b-13). I’ll admit that when I was young, this verse was confounding.  I wondered if it could be true, in a literal way. I wondered if there was … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, June 8, 2014: Day of Pentecost

Sermon: Sunday, January 5, 2014: Epiphany of the Lord (transferred)

Texts: Isaiah 60:1-6  +  Psalm 72:1-7,10-14  +  Ephesians 3:1-12  +  Matthew 2:1-12 I told you last Sunday that my family took in a movie together over the holidays.  Well, later that day Kerry and I returned to the theater, but this time just the two of us, to see 12 Years of Slave at the … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, January 5, 2014: Epiphany of the Lord (transferred)