Sermon for Lent 3, Year C, March 24, 2019 Exodus 3:1-15                    Psalm 63:1-8                                       1 Corinthians 10:1-13                      Luke 13:1-9           Some Sundays all the scriptures seem to demand attention.  This is …

Sermon for Lent 2, Year C, March 17, 2019

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18                     Psalm 27                                 Philippians 3:17-4:1                       Luke 13:31-35           The gospels are full of examples of the Pharisees plotting against Jesus, trying to …

Sermon for Ash Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Joel 2:1-2, 12-17                Psalm 103:8-14                  2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10                Matthew 71-6, 16-21                 In Old Testament times the practice was to draw attention to oneself when grieving, remorseful.  There are multiple …

Sermon for Lent 1, Year C, March 10, 2019

Deuteronomy 26:1-11                    Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16                           Romans 10:8b-13              Luke 4:1-13           Each season of our church year has a different focus.   And the season of Lent focuses on our need to …

Sermon for Epiphany 6, Year C February 17, 2019

Jeremiah 17: 5-10                     Psalm 1                1 Corinthians 15:12-20                      Luke 6:17-26 Jeremiah uses the analogies of tree roots and a stream to suggest that our faith can sustain us in …

Sermon for Epiphany 5, Year C February 10, 2019

Isaiah 6:1-8                         Psalm 138                                            1 Corinthians 15:1-11                      Luke 5:1011 “Here I am, send me!” Isaiah is sharing his call story, just as we heard Jeremiah share his last week.  In …

Sermon for Epiphany 4, Year C February 3, 2019

Jeremiah 1:4-10                Psalm 71:1-6                                       1Corinthians 13:1-13                       Luke 4:21-20 If you were here AND if you remember my sermon from last week, you will know that I quoted from Paul’s 13th …