Matthew 18:21-35; September 17, 2023; Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost 21 Then Peter came and said to him, ‘Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should…
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Romans 13:8-10; Matthew 18:15-20; September 10, 2023; Homecoming Sunday The title of this sermon is “Common Ground.” Note, it is not called “Same Ground.” For though we are all the…
Exodus 3:1-15; September 3, 2023; 14th Sunday after Pentecost Let’s play a game: how common was Jesus’ name in first century Galilee? Anyone want to wager a guess on how…
Exodus 2:1-10; Romans 12:3-8; August 27, 2023, Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost “For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more…
Genesis 37:1-4; 12-28; August 13, 2023; Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost Little baby Jonathan was born happy and healthy. He ate, he pooped, he smiled, he laughed. He was everything that…
Matthew 14:13-21; August 6, 2023; Tenth Sunday after Pentecost The other day, whilst sitting on a sunny, summery, beach, my son turned to me and read off his Christmas list….
Matthew 13:1-9; July 16, 2023; Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Our passage from Matthew today is known as “The Parable of the Sower” And there is so much in here, in…
Romans 7:15-20; Matthew 11:16-19; July 9, 2023; 6th Sunday after Pentecost “I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the…
Jeremiah 28:5-9; Matthew 10:40-42; Fifth Sunday after Pentecost; July 2, 2023 In the summer of ‘86, a boy and his family moved to a new house and neighborhood. The home…
Song of Solomon 2:8-13; June 11, 2023; Second Sunday after Pentecost I have a confession to make. I completely goofed the lectionary this week… See, I have been pushing Valerie…