This Sunday’s sermon is an update to my 2020 sermon on this text, Vineyard Vengeance, for which I found helpful Michael Renninger’s sermon here and David Lose’s reflection here. This sermon looks at connections between a fascinating parable from Jesus
Taking Up a Cross-Shaped Perspective | September 3, 2023 Sermon
Jesus calls us to take up the cross and follow him as disciples. Answering this call changes the way we see the world. As Jesus’ followers, we follow the Messiah who humbled himself, laying down is life rather than taking
Claimed, United, and Transformed in Baptism | August 27, 2023 Sermon
As the body of Christ, all of us are claimed as God’s children through baptism, gathered to be church together and to grow as disciples, and sent to serve our neighbors and live out our faith. The Holy Spirit blesses
Jesus Gets in the Boat | August 13, 2023
This week at Christ the King, we welcomed our neighbors from Grand Avenue United Methodist Church in Port Washington to join us for worship while their parking lot is being repaved. This week’s sermon focuses on the miracle of Jesus
Included in the Crowd | August 6, 2023 Sermon on Jesus Feeding the 5,000
Imagine all the people present in the crowd as Jesus took five loaves and two fish and fed the multitude. Each of them had their own stories, their own histories and motivations, their own expectations and beliefs—and yet Jesus fed