They Stood Up
Text: Numbers 27:1-11 Friends, can we all admit that this is a very big book and that 99.9% of us don’t know its stories from…
Moses
The Lord’s Prayer: Our Holy Father
Text: Luke 11:1-10 This year as we journey through Lent, we are being led by prayer. Well, one prayer in particular. The prayer that Jesus…
UMC 101: The Local Church & Membership
Text: 2 Corinthians 3:12-13, 3:18-4:1, 5-6; Book of Discipline 201-204, 214-221 Over the last seven weeks, we have explored together some of the foundational beliefs…
Partially Rendered Heroes
Text: John 13: 12-17 Today, with the images of four of our nation’s greatest presidents before us, we turn in the gospels to a story…
Getting Off the Mountain
Text: Exodus 24:12-18, Matthew 17:1-9 There are a number of places in scripture where the divine is revealed in those thin places where heaven and…
The Wilderness: God Provides
Text: Deuteronomy 29:2-6, Mark 1:12-14 A few years ago, I was asked to plan worship for our semi-annual clergy gathering. My team had everything arranged…
The Wilderness: Trust and Manna
Text: Exodus 16:1-8, Matthew 4:2-4, Deuteronomy 8:1-8 This week, as we continue our journey in the wilderness, we come to the first of three temptation…
Bible 101: Quantum Mechanics, Elephants, and JEPD
Text: Selections (interwoven) from Mark 1, Matthew 3, Luke 3, John 1 on John the Baptist and the Baptism of Jesus In Western Christianity, we…