Category: Sermon

Fear does terrible things to us, doesn’t it? It causes us to make fools of ourselves. It limits our aspirations. It makes us see things that are not there. A sad event that was caused by fear occurred at the zoo in Omaha, Nebraska sometime back. Twenty-three wallabies died after stray dogs got into the…

Some of you may have seen the Johnny Cash movie, Walk the Line. When Cash was 12 years old, his older brother died in a tragic accident. Cash’s father took his grief out on Johnny. “Death took the wrong boy,” his father told him time and time again. His brother was the good boy. He…

“How long, O Lord?” How long? Ever ask that question? Most of us have, since this virus began Friday, March 13. “How long, O Lord.” Familiar words from the beginning of the 13th Psalm, one of those marvelous bits of biblical insight we have come to call the “Psalms of Lament.” In fact almost half…

Invocation Eternal God, who sees beyond our ability, and plans beyond our understanding.  We come before you on this day humbly seeking to know the presence of your Holy Spirit.  Anoint us with your Spirit.  Fill us with your word and rise up among us leadership with a love for you and your ways.  Be…

Message Christianity is about grace. It is not about rules or requirements, it’s about grace. It is not bad news, it’s good news. The Gospel is about grace, because we seem particularly prone to forget that. What Jesus revealed to us, according to Paul, is grace.  Paul talked about it in several ways. He defined…