An Advent Reflection
Joy and Hope in the Advent Season
Romans 15:4-13
Christmas is coming! Can you feel it? Decorations are appearing on and in homes everywhere. Stores are getting harder to move around because of all the people out shopping, it’s a busy, yet wonderful time of year. And it even looks like we may even have ourselves a white Christmas this year! It seems like everyone is just a little more into the Christmas spirit this year. I think it’s because of the snow, it makes the nights and lights seem so much brighter, helping us in the anticipation of Christmas. read more…
Sermon, Dec. 2/07
“Are We Ready for Christmas?â€
Dec 2, 2007 – Matthew 24:36-44
We spend a lot of time waiting for things don’t we? We wait in lines, we wait for phone calls, we wait for people to complete tasks so we can continue our own work. We wait a lot. Yet, we wait a lot less than people used to. read more…
Sermon, November 18, 2007
“Everlasting Enduranceâ€
Nov 18, 2007 – Luke 221:5-19
What a happy reading we have from Luke this morning, don’t we? Let’s see… it starts with Jesus sitting around with some people in the temple. It’s almost like they are trying to engage Jesus in some small talk. They are looking around the temple, showing Jesus all the beautiful things inside of it. How all these beautiful stones and gifts are dedicated to God. read more…
Sermon, November 4, 2007
“Peace to the Lostâ€
Nov 4, 2007 – Luke 19:1-10
If we go back to the scripture reading from last week, which Scott preached on, and look at it and the stories between it and today’s Gospel reading, we would find the following characters: a pharisee and a tax collector, children who are brought to Jesus, a rich man who wanted to know what it took to gain eternal life, and a blind man. read more…
Sermon, Oct. 21 – “Power of Prayer”
“Power of Prayerâ€
Oct. 21, 2007 – Luke 18:1-8
A tale is told about a small town that had historically been “dry,” but then a local businessman decided to build a tavern. A group of Christians from a local church were concerned and planned an all-night prayer meeting to ask God to intervene. It just so happened that shortly thereafter lightning struck the bar and it burned to the ground. The owner of the bar sued the church, claiming that the prayers of the congregation were responsible, but the church hired a lawyer to argue in court that they were not responsible. The presiding judge, after his initial review of the case, stated that “no matter how this case comes out, one thing is clear. The tavern owner believes in prayer and the Christians do not.” read more…