Sermons & Blog

Texts: Deuteronomy 30:11-14; Psalm 121; 1 Peter 1:18-25; John 14:1-14 Sermon: "The Simple Truth" The late Dr. Billy Graham tells this story about himself. He...

Texts: Ezekiel 34:11-15, 23-24, 31; Psalm 23; John 10:1-16 Sermon: "Have Life and Have It Abundantly" The first time I had an opportunity to visit a real she...

Texts: Isaiah 61:1-4; Psalm 92; 1 Peter 1:20-21; Luke 24:13-35 Sermon: "Stay with Us" The Road to Emmaus can be anywhere. The road may be to nowhere or somew...

Texts: Jeremiah 31:1-6; Psalm 114; John 20:24-31 Sermon: "Dear Thomas: Thank You!" Here is my message to Thomas today: Dear Thomas: Thank you. I love your he...

Sermon for March 29 2020 Texts: Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; John 11:20-44 Sermon: "You Are Not Alone" I was a small child when it happened, but the memory ha...

Texts: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Matthew 21:1-17; Matthew 27:24-31 Sermon: "The King Is at the Gates" The first Palm Sunday was a day of contrasts, a day when em...

Texts: Exodus 17:2-6; Psalm 133; Romans 5:1-5; John 4:3-15 Sermon: "Coming To Meet Us" The best news I can give you this morning is this: God loves you so mu...

Sermon for September 1, 2019 Texts: Isaiah 55:1-9; Psalm 63:1-8; John 6:1-14 Sermon: "A Rich Feast" We have come to worship God. But we have come with many d...

Sermon for August 25, 2019 Texts: Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17 Sermon: "If Not Now, When?" We know Jesus was a patient teac...

Sermon for August 18, 2019 Scripture: Micah 7:18-20; Psalm 85:7-13; Hebrews 12:1-2; Luke 11:1-13 Sermon: "Thy Will Be Done" Jesus was hailed by the people as...

Sermon for August 11, 2019 Texts: Deuteronomy 6:10-13; Psalm 113; Hebrews 11:1-3; Luke 12:22-40 Sermon: "Dressed for Action, Lamps Lit!" Fear is real. It tai...

Sermon for August 4, 2019 Texts: Micah 6:6-8; Psalm 122; Colossians 3:1-4; Luke 12:13-21 Sermon: "What Is in Your Barn?" A famine is not really an unusual oc...

Sermon for July 28, 2019 Texts: Psalm 15; James 1:19-25; Luke 10:38-42 Sermon: "When Jesus Comes To Visit" Are you Mary or Martha? Do you listen or act? Shou...

Sermon for July 14, 2019 Texts: Psalm 32; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:11-32 Sermon: "Love That Will Not Let You Go" The familiar title of the wondrous par...

Sermon for July 7, 2019 Texts: Psalm 112; 1 Peter 4:9-11; Luke 10:25-37 Sermon: "That's It!" Twenty years ago, almost exactly twenty years ago, in the summer...

Sermon for June 30 2019 Texts: Micah 4:1-4; Psalm 56; 1 John 2:7-11; Luke 9:51-62 Sermon: "Where He Leads Us" Right into the heart of enemy territory -- that...

Sermon for June 23, 2019 Texts: Deuteronomy 15:7, 1-11; Psalm 96:1-3, 10-13; Colossians 3:12-17; Matthew 25:31-46 Sermon: "Clothed with Love" I believe that ...

Sermon for June 16, 2019 Texts: Zephaniah 3:16-20; Psalm 119:1-6, 103-105; 1 Thessalonians 5:14-20; Matthew 25:1-13 Sermon: "Knocking on the Door" Here is a ...

Engaging the Parable of the Ten Maidens in Contemporary Terms See (and please read) Matthew 25:1-13 (I was inspired by a real-life story of Afghan young wome...

Sermon for June 9, 2019 Texts: Leviticus 19: 15-18; Psalm 145:1-8; Matthew 20:1-16 Sermon: "God's Generosity" Of all the deeply spiritual moments in the life...