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
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
Lent 2: How Do We Begin Again? | March 5, 2023 Sermon
On this second Sunday of Lent, we continue our Lenten series on “Seeking” by exploring the question, “How do we begin again?” We’re looking at two characters in the Bible who asked questions of their own, Abraham and Nicodemus. And
Ash Wednesday – Seeking a Fast that Matters | March 1, 2023 Sermon
Due to a snowstorm, we postponed our Ash Wednesday service this year by a week. Also, much of this sermon is a repeat of my 2017 Ash Wednesday sermon, when we did this same theme in Greene for midweek services.