Today we celebrate Pentecost, the birth of the Christian Church. Ironically our sermon text for this Pentecost Sunday uses bones, a valley full of dry human bones to teach important truths about the Holy Spirit (Ezekiel 37: 1-14). And just what are those truths? Make...
This weekend we recognize Ascension Day, that day upon which, after 40 days as the resurrected Christ on this earth, He ascended into heaven and took His place in the throne room of heaven. Without this day, the conclusion of His years on the earth,...
Chosen. Do you feel like you were chosen for anything? I confess I was always the last one picked when teams were chosen. Problem was, I never seemed to keep my eye on the ball, so if I managed to even make contact with a...
When Jesus said “I am the true vine” He was speaking right into the culture of His place and time. Wine was an integral part of life in Israel, served at the table, was in the temple, bought and sold as a staple of the...
Thomas got a bad rap, didn’t he? We call him Doubting Thomas, and the truth is, he only doubted for a week. On the second Sunday after Easter he was present when Jesus came, again, into that locked upper room in Jerusalem where the Apostles...
Alleluia! He Is Risen! and the response, of course He Is Risen Indeed, Alleluia! Welcome to our Easter worship! Last year we held Easter at the beginning of summer, the first time we could come together as His Church Gathered after four months of worshipping...
This was a terrible day for the man on a cross. The manner of his execution is nothing short of horrifying, agonizing, protracted. And yet we call this day Good Friday. That seems a little selfish, doesn’t it? The death of Jesus on the cross and...
Today is Maundy Thursday. Maundy Thursday is the day on which Jesus celebrated the Passover one last time with His disciples on this earth. It is a day filled with so many emotions and events. Bartholomew was a disciple of Jesus and was present for the...