Preparing the Way
Sunday, December 8, 2024, 2nd Advent - Gospel Luke 3:1-6, also Malachi 3:1-4, Luke 1:68-79, Philippians 1:3-11.
Signs of the Times
Sunday, December 1, 2024, First Sunday of Advent - Luke 21:25-36, also Jeremiah 33:14-16, Psalm 25: 1-10, 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13.
A Different Kind of King
Sunday, November 24, 2024 - Mark 12:38-44, also 1 Kings 17:8-16, Psalm 34:1-8, Hebrews 9:24-28.
Selflessness, Service, and Deep Gladness
Sunday, October 20 2024 - Mark 10:35-45, also Isaiah 53:4-12, Psalm 91:9-16, and Hebrews 5:1-10.
The Rich Man’s Mystery
Sunday, October 13, 2024 - Mark 10: 17-31, also Amos 5:6-7, 10-15, Psalm 90:12-17, and Hebrews 4:12-16.
The Pull of God’s Love
Sunday, September 22, 2024 - Mark 9:30-37 also Jeremiah 11:18-20, Psalm 54, James 3:13—4:3, 7-8a
Too Many Tongues, Not Enough Ears
Sunday, September 15, 2024 - Mark 8:27-38 also Isaiah 50:4-9a, Psalm 116:1-9, James 3:1-12
Erasing the Lines
Sunday, September 8 - Mark 7:24-37 also Isaiah 35: 4-7a, Psalm 146, James 2:1-10 [11-13] 14-17
Love and the Time of Singing
Sunday, September 1, 2024 - Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23, also Song of Solomon 2:8-13, Psalm 15, James 1:17-27
Flesh, Blood, and Spirit
Sunday, August 25, 2024 - John 6:51-58, also Proverbs 9:1-6, Psalm 34:9-14, Ephesians 5:15-20
Our Deepest Hungers
Sunday, July 28, 2024 - Gospel, John 6:1-21, also 2 Kings 4:42-44, Psalm 145:10-18, Ephesians 3:14-21
Rejection and Authority
Sunday, July 7 - Gospel, Mark 5:21-43. Also Ezekiel 2:1-5, Psalm 123, 2 Corinthians 12:2-10, Mark 6:1-13
When Storms Rage
Sunday, June 23, 2024 - Gospel, Mark 4:35-41. Also Job 38:1-11, Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32, 2 Corinthians 6:1-13
What God Sees
Sunday, June 16, 2024 - Gospel, Mark 4:26-34. Also 1 Samuel 15:34—16:13, Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15, 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 [11-13] 14-17
By Our Love
Sunday, May 5, 2024 - John 15:9-17 Also Acts 10:44-48, Psalm 98, 1 John 5:1-6 It’s not fun to feel left out. Last week, I began my sermon with a story about feeling like I didn’t quite belong at a…
“Wit,” an Empty Tomb, and Resurrection
Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024 - Mark 16:1-8, Acts 10:34-43, Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24, 1 Cor 15:1-11 Many years ago, when I was living in Marietta, Georgia, I held season tickets to the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. I used to…
Who was Really in that Mob?
This is the sermon that I wrote for Good Friday, 2024, that ironically I "forgot" to preach. You see, I'd written it, I printed it out, I took it to church, and...it stayed in my office. I didn't even realize…
In Remembrance of Me
Maundy Thursday, March 28, 2024 - Mark 14: 17-31 Mark 14: 32-50 Also Psalm 116: 1-2, 12-19, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 When Jesus and his followers gathered the night before he was crucified, they weren’t just meeting up for a friendly…