Our sermons are only a part of our Sunday morning, but they are an important part – they are the Word of God presented to us in our context so that we can repent, seek to amend our lives, and receive God’s grace through the power of the Gospel.
About this Sunday: Our “Selfie” series comes to a close with an affirmation of who we are as God’s people. When we take the picture of ourselves, we see God in the midst of that picture, working on us and making us who we are becoming. Patience in Suffering Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the…
About this Sunday: Our third Sunday of the “Selfie” is one that encourages us to look around at the way that the world operates, and separate ourselves from that picture. We are encouraged to be different and to live in a way that separates who we are from the background of the pictures that we…
About this Sunday: Our second Sunday of the “Selfie” sermon series is about seeing ourselves in the lens of possibility. All of the readings point to the realm of possibility, even including the father of the mute boy who says “I believe, help my unbelief”. During this Sunday we will be talking about the gift…
There is something emboldening and celebratory about the gathering of a sports team or even a military unit that knows that it is going to win a contest. It is this sense of celebration that we are invited to take into “the lockerroom” of our faith as we don the armor of God to fight…
This section of Ephesians 5 is wildly unpopular among many brides. The notion of submission in a marriage is a stumbling block that it is very hard for us to overcome, the clear reason for this is that like in Mark 7, “submission” is so often couched in the external “law” of submission that has…
It can be hard to live our lives in a way that reflects Christ. This was no less true when Paul was writing to the Ephesians than it is today. Paul’s letter here shifts the focus of how we live in community with one another (gifting one another with community) as the Church to how…
There are many whom we can give ourselves to as gifts, and we can give of ourselves in many different ways – but the “Gifting” of living in Church community with one another is a distinct kind of gift that we can share with our Brothers and Sisters in Christ. We can share in a…
Missionary to Kenya, Rev. Dennis Meeker shares his sermon about what God is doing in all congregations in the world in His power. Visit Rev. Meeker’s site, 4kenyaskids
God’s gift of Communion or the Lord’s Supper is a particularly powerful gift, as it unites us with the “breadth and length and height and depth” of the love of Christ that we may find our root in Him. This gift is a miraculous gift – every bit as miraculous as walking on water or…
We continue our “ReGifted” series with a consideration of our Baptisms, looking at what it means to be granted access to the Trinity in one Spirit, as well as to be united with brothers and sisters in Christ through this sacrament. We were once far off, but God has granted to us His gift of…