Category: Sermon

Opening Prayer God of love, who has perfected love in the many gifts you give. We come before you hoping to grow in your light. We come before you this day hoping to shine forth with your presence within us. The scriptures tell us that as you abide in us, it shows forth in love…

Friends, this morning’s gospel lesson truly provides us with some clues concerning what our resurrected bodies will be like. When we look at Jesus after his resurrection we know that we shall still have our bodies when we rise from the dead. Basically, they will still be the same. I shall look like me (though…

Throughout the pages of the gospels, we see how much the disciples loved Jesus. They loved him so much that they would do anything for him. But that does not mean they always understood what he was saying. Jesus told the disciples that he would be put to death and that he would be right…

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, a woman named Mary Magdalene came to Jesus’ tomb. Mary was one of Jesus’ most prominent converts. The Gospel Record tells us that Jesus had delivered her from seven demons. We don’t know what those demons were. But we do know this:…

Opening Prayer We enter worship today O God with waving palms and songs of joy. We enter as ones seeking to usher in your reign. Prepare us O God for the suffering which comes. As we celebrate our hope with joy, grant us a serious face as well.  As we come to worship you, guide our hearts and minds…