why forgive?

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:1-10 I’ve been on the internet for a very long time. It started for me back when I was a teenager around 1990 and my high school got an internet connection. As a young man interested in computers and intending to study and make a...

Be – Sermon, Feb. 20, 2011

“Be” 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23; Matthew 5:38-48 It’s good to be back among you this week. I had a good week at the lecture series at Acadia University in the Valley. The lectures gave me lots to think about. This is a mini-conference primarily for pastors, so...

Please Pass the Salt – Sermon, Feb. 6, 2011

“Please Pass the Salt” 1 Corinthians 2:1-16; Matthew 5:13-20 This morning we pick up our Gospel reading in Matthew immediately where we left off last week. Last week we talked about the Beatitudes, how people are blessed when they do the work of God in the world. How,...

It’s All in the Attitude – Sermon, Jan. 30, 2011

“It’s All in the Attitude” Micah, 6:8; Matthew 5:1-12 Have you ever been sitting with a group of people when someone comes into the room and just deflates the great atmosphere in the room? Maybe you’re all sitting around laughing and sharing stories when...