Sermon Archive (Page 20)

“What a Revelation!”

Revelation 5:1-14 {Prayer}             When you hear of heaven, what do you think of?  Clouds, chubby little cherub angels flying around with cute bow and arrows?  Maybe brilliant colors far richer than anything found on earth?              Where do we get these ideas of what heaven will be like?  For most people, their ideas come…

“Delivered”

Matthew 25:14-30 {Prayer}             As I was struggling in developing this sermon, I came across a devotional from an old professor of mine which I want to use as a guide as we go through Jesus’ parable of the talents from our gospel lesson this morning.             At first glance, when we read this parable,…

Be Prepared

Matthew 25:1-13 {Prayer}             As we draw closer to the end of the church year, you might have noticed that our readings take a turn toward the end times, to that “Day of the Lord” as Amos put it in our Old Testament reading.  Well, you all know how my mind likes to wander at…

Hope in a Certain Hope

{Prayer} To refresh our memories, I want to read our sermon text again from 1 John 3. “How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not…

Refuge & Strength

Psalm 46 {Prayer} I’m a fan of storms, a huge fan of storms.  I was really enjoying the ones we had this past week as they produced a great light show with some good rumbling thunder.  It’s fun and relaxing at the same time to just sit in our sunroom when theirs a storm and…

The Setback for a Setup

Matthew 22:15-22 {Prayer}             Ever feel like the world is out to get you?  Like no matter how hard you try, you find yourself on the bottom, you find yourself beat up and tired?  No matter how hard you try to get ahead in life, bam, the car breaks down or a storm damages your…

The Feast of All Feasts

{Prayer}             Listen to these opening words of our Old Testament lesson again from Isaiah 25. “On this mountain the LORD Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples. A banquet of aged wine – the best of meats and the finest of wines.”             I don’t know about you, but I…

Land of Confusion

{Prayer} “There’s too many men, too many peoplemaking too many problemsAnd there’s not much love to go aroundCan’t you see this is the land of confusion?” Without the context of where those words come from, they may just be words on a page to you.  Remember back a few weeks ago when I mentioned in…

What is Fair?

What Is Fair? Matthew 20:1-16 Summary: God’s deals with His people not based on what we deserve but based on His grace. Many people living in the United States have in some way been affected by the unions whether positively or negatively. You may have to join the unions if you work part time or full time…