Sermons from 2023

“Faithful Watching & Waiting”

1 Thessalonians 5:1-10             {Prayer}             Here we are the weekend before Thanksgiving. Many people across our nation, including my family, we will be traveling. With that thought in mind … have you ever been in an airline terminal when the plane you are waiting for is late? Once that announcement comes across the intercom,…

“It’s Just One of Those Days”

Amos 5:18-24 {Prayer}             Ever just have one of those days? You know the ones. One of those days where everything is going along great and then something happens. You burnt your toast, you spilled your coffee down your shirt, the heater in the car didn’t work this morning. Things just keep coming at you…

“Part of the Crowd”

Revelation 7:9-17             {Prayer}             As a kid growing, just like kids growing up today, I thought I was being deprived by my parents of what I thought were the bare necessities of life. When I was told no when everyone else I knew was being told yes or that it’s okay, I felt like…

“In Good Hands”

Isaiah 64:1-8             {Prayer}             In 1950, Dave Ellis’ daughter JoAnn fell victim to hepatitis. She was an honor student at Evanston High School, the valedictorian of her graduating class, the ‘baby’ in the Ellis family, and the apple of her parent’s eye.             Things didn’t look to good to Dave one morning as he…

“Checkmate”

Matthew 22:15-22             {Prayer}             I want to admit right up front, I’m not much of a chess player. And even though I’m not like those professional players who win in no time flat, I have won a few games in my time. Now granted, it was usually against someone like my kids who really…

“What’s for Dinner?”

Isaiah 25:6-9             {Prayer}             The age old question that comes from the mouth of pretty much every hungry kid … what’s for dinner? {Beef commercial} Did you happen to notice all the different ways in which that simple ingredient of beef was used?             My family likes to watch a cooking competition show called…

“Love for the Vineyard”

Isaiah 5:1-7             {Prayer}             There are times that I really appreciate a good wine. My wife prefers the sweeter variety but for me, a good Cab with a steak or a soft Merlot with some pasta is the way to go.             Great wines are the product of great care. A great winemaker is…

“The King is Coming”

Psalm 24:7-10             {Prayer}             The theme for this LWML Sunday comes from Psalm 24:7-10 where King David proclaims, 7 Lift up your heads, O you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. 8 Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord…

“Seek & Find”

Isaiah 55:6-9             {Prayer}             Not to put any pressure on you, but if you didn’t already know, there is only three months till Christmas. Sadly, Christmas decorations and what not are already up in most retail stores. Before we know it, we’re going to start seeing those Black Friday ads with their Black Friday…