Mark 10:46-52 {Prayer} Our Old Testament reading this morning from Jeremiah talks about a journey. A journey which exiled Israelites will take from their captive city of Babylon back to their homeland, back to Israel, back to Jerusalem. Jeremiah describes this journey as one which will be flat, straight, through a desert but yet…
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Mark 10:17-22 {Prayer} As you drive around town this time of year, you see these white signs with a picture of dog on them. These white signs say “Welcome PKC and Hunters.” Essentially … welcome all of you raccoon hunters. Seeing those signs, reading our gospel, glancing at previous sermons for a creative…
1 Peter 1:22 {Prayer} Consider this question with me for a moment, what motivated you to come to church this morning? To help you think about it, let me tell you about an experience I’ve had, one which maybe you have had as well. When I drive around and see church signs inviting visitors…
James 5:7-20 {Prayer} Usually when you conclude a book, there is this definite ending. Any and all questions are answered, mysteries are solved, the guy gets the girl, and everyone lives happily ever after. If your expecting some sort of Hallmark ending to the book of James … I’m sorry to say that…
James 3:13-4:10 {Prayer} Ambition … is it a good thing or a bad thing? Like with many things, it all depends upon the context in which it is used. Ambition can be a virtue as it is that strong desire within someone to do or to achieve something. Ambition typically requires determination…
James 3:1-12 {Prayer} The old myth is that your tongue is the strongest muscle in the body. Now scientifically, that is not true. No matter what measurement of strength you use, the tongue is nowhere near the top of the list. If you’re looking at strength endurance … your heart is the…
James 2:14-18 {Prayer} Exercise … it’s one of those things that you either enjoy doing or it’s something you would rather not do at all. I enjoy exercising, but just haven’t been able to have the time to do it. I sometimes joke with Jessica that I even in my busyness, I do manage…
Romans 10:5-17 {Prayer} “What’s yours is mine, and what’s mine is yours.” That’s a phrase you may hear a married couple say in terms of their stuff or money. I consider the car I drive to be my car as I’m the one who primarily drives it, but in reality, I can’t get mad at…
Isaiah 29:11-19 {Prayer} Imagine with me a for a moment. Go ahead and close your eyes if that helps you. You’re riding your horse through some dark woods on a really cold night. The leafless branches are moving back and forth in the wind. Backlight by the moon, the branches cast a dancing…