For my first Good Friday service serving here at Living Hope and Christ the King, I went with a similar message and service order to what I’d previously used in Greene, specifically in 2019 (the last pre-pandemic Good Friday). This
Palm Sunday: Where Are You Headed? | April 2, 2023
It’s Palm Sunday! Today’s sermon focuses on the contrast between the kingdoms offered by Jesus and Pontius Pilate, asking whose parade we want to be a part of. Today’s Scripture readings are Philippians 2:5-11 and Matthew 21:1-11. This sermon is
Lent 5: Can These Bones Life? | March 26, 2023
Today’s sermon looks at two stories of resurrection. No, we’re not to Easter quite yet, but both Ezekiel’s vision of a valley of dry bones and Jesus’ miraculous raising of Lazarus give us a sort of sneak peek of what’s
Midweek Lent: Fasting as Repentance | March 22, 2023
For Lent this year, four area congregations are sharing worship together doing a series on Fasting, based on the book Feasting on the Word: Lenten Companion. This week’s topic is Fasting as Repentance and I preached at Grand Avenue United
Lent 4: Who Sinned? | March 19, 2023
This Sunday’s sermon wrestles with the question, “Who sinned?” and explores how God calls us to follow Jesus’ example of treating a man born blind not as an object lesson in punishment, but as a beloved child of God. When