Sermons from January 2017

Servanthood: the Mark of True Greatness

Mark 10:35-44 The Request of James and John 35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.” 36 “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked. 37 They replied, “Let one of us sit at your right and the…

One of a Kind

Psalm 139:13-14 13 For you created my inmost being;     you knit me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;     your works are wonderful,     I know that full well. Dear Friends in Christ, DNA – deoxyribonucleic acid.  The blueprint for the human being.  The genetic code.  A vast and…

Victory Through Defeat

Isaiah 45:4-6 4 For the sake of Jacob my servant,     of Israel my chosen, I summon you by name     and bestow on you a title of honor,     though you do not acknowledge me. 5 I am the Lord, and there is no other;     apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you,     though you have…

Wanted: Misfits for Ministry

Ephesians 2:10 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Dear Friends in Christ, One of the big words that I hear a lot in Christian circles these days that I never heard when I was at the seminary nearly 40 years ago…

The Name Above All Names

Matthew 1:18-21 18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public…