Sermons by Michael Feldmann (Page 3)

“Look to the Rock”

Isaiah 51:1-6             {Prayer}             Throughout the service so far, we have had a lot of mentions about rocks. We had verses about rocks in our opening Time to Praise. We had a mention of rocks in our prayer and even in our Time to Confess. You could say that our worship service so far…

“Lord, Help Me!”

Matthew 15:21-28             {Prayer}             A rope being pulled in opposite directions hard enough and for an extended period of time will eventually start to fray. More times than you and I are probably willing to admit … we feel like this rope. Tugged this way, pulled that way. Stretched out between two, three, or…

“If You Are …”

Matthew14:22-33             {Prayer}             My grandpa on my mom’s side of the family got drafted and was part of The Pacific Theater in World War II. He was assigned to the Seabees or the Naval Construction Battalion of the US Navy. He was stationed in Okinawa in southern Japan, to help make the island a…

“A Desolate Feast”

Matthew 14:13-21             {Prayer}             Never stop dating your spouse. That is one of the many things I talk about with couples in our pre-martial sessions. Never stop dating your spouse because you need that time together away from the kids, you need that time to grow in your relationship together, you need that time…

“Searching for an Idol?”

Isaiah 44:6-8             {Prayer}             In “The Wounded Healer”, Henri Nouwen, a Dutch Catholic priest, retells a tale from ancient India: Four royal brothers decided each to master a special ability. Time went by, and the brothers met to reveal what they had learned.             “I have mastered a science,” said the first, “by which I…

“Armor of God”

Ephesians 6:10-20             {Prayer}             In his book, Fuzzy Memories, Jack Handey writes, “There used to be this bully who would demand my lunch money every day. Since I was smaller, I would give it to him. Then I decided to fight back. I started taking karate lessons, but the instructor wanted $5 a lesson.…

“Discipleship for Losers”

Matthew 10:34-42             {Prayer}             Charlie Brown from the Peanuts cartoon can never catch a break. He is the stereotypical American loser. Whenever he tries to kick the football that Lucy is holding, just as he is about to kick it, she pulls it away at the last second. Charlie Brown misses it and goes…

“Two Voices”

2 Kings 18:1-8, 28-36             {Prayer}             Different cartoons, TV shows, movies, and even commercials have used the figurative little angel sitting on or standing on or hovering above one’s shoulder while a little devil is doing the same thing on the other shoulder. Usually when we see this imagery used it is when an…

“What Disciples Expect”

Matthew 10:5a, 21-33             {Prayer}             Expectations … we all have them. Any new endeavor comes with a whole host of expectations. A high school graduate going off to college prepares to leave with a mash-up of hope and excitement but also a sense of nervousness. Some people change jobs mid-career because they are eager…

“A Community of Disciples”

Matthew 9:35-10:8             {Prayer}             If the Covid-19 pandemic taught us anything, it was that we are not meant to be separated from one another. We are not meant to be put into isolation. We are meant to be with other people, we are meant to be within a community. And not only is that…