Psalm 23 {Prayer} On what has been dubbed Good Shepherd Sunday, it would be a disservice to not talk about sheep and the Shepherd. Usually when we talk about sheep we talk about the whole flock of sheep, of all of God’s little lambs. But this morning, I want to change that up…
Acts 2:14a, 36-41 {Prayer} Back before there were computers, a little boy was watching his father, who happened to be the pastor, write a sermon. The little boy always wondered about his dad’s sermons so he asked him one day, “How do you know what to say?” “Well son, God tells me.” Little…
Acts 5:29-42 {Prayer} Cursing in general is rude. To call someone “rude” for cursing someone or something is a great way to get one’s attention. And if you look at our reading from Acts, this is how Peter and the other apostles are in their preaching, in their addressing of Israel’s behavior,…
Exodus 15:1-18 {Prayer} In a cemetery in Hanover, Germany, there is a tomb which is known as the “opened grave”. It is the tomb of a noblewoman, Henriette von Ruling, who died in 1782. Her tomb, her above ground vault is immense and is constructed of heavy stone with a large and imposing…
John 12:12-19 {Prayer} So as you can tell, today is Palm Sunday. Today is the day in which commemorate or celebrate Jesus’ great procession into Jerusalem at the beginning of Holy Week. It’s called Palm Sunday simply because the people used palm branches to welcome and honor Jesus as He entered into the…