Sermons from June 2024

“Hope on a Weathered Bench”

Lamentations 3:22-33 {Prayer} For a moment, imagine a tranquil scene that easily be turned into a puzzle. The scene contains a still lake. The surface of the lake is like a mirror that is reflecting the fiery oranges and pinks of the beginning of a magnificent sunrise. Along the lake, there is a…

“A Simple Little Journey”

Mark 4:35-41 {Prayer} A simple little journey, a routine trip, a trip that you make every single day … one little thing different happens and that physical journey turns into a spiritual journey. For example, driving to and from work, a trip that you make every single day, and one day a…

“The Mysterious Middle”

Mark 4:26-34 {Prayer} We are currently living in the midst of this “mysterious middle.” Who would have thought to be here in the middle of June and still be planting the spring crops? With a late planting, the question of what the final harvest will look like. With a late planting, there can…

“We Work for … Christ-Centered Reconciliation”

Colossians 4:7-18 {Prayer} When people hurt us … we can do what Miss Havisham did. For those who don’t know her, she is a lady in Charles Dickens’ novel Great Expectations. Deserted by her fiancé just prior to her wedding, how did she respond? Well, she closed all the blinds in the house,…

“We Have a … Christ-Centered Mission”

Colossians 4:2-6 {Prayer} In a small, little quaint town, nestled back in the heart of Germany, there once lived a skilled clockmaker named Hans. Hans was very well known throughout the region for his precision and dedication to his craft. One day, a visitor from a distant land was passing through the…