Sermon preached July 18, 2010
Text: Luke 10:25-42
Distract: To cause to turn away from the original focus of attention or interest. Distraction: Something, especially an amusement, that distracts. (American Heritage Dictionary)
A recent commercial that illustrates distraction well is a commercial for Corona beer. Corona is usually served with a lime in
Sermon preached July 11, 2010
Texts: Colossians 1:11-14; Luke 10:25-37
Words. Words matter. Words are powerful and silly and precious and wasted. With words we proclaim our love, we assert our political views, we offer opinions on movies or music or clothing. Words can hurt and words can heal. Some of us grew up
… View MoreSermon preached July 4, 2010
Texts: II Kings 5:1-14
This morning we are going to begin with a little quiz. Did you all bring your number 2 pencils? The quiz is called, “Bible or Not,” but I also don’t want to embarrass anyone, so it will be a silent quiz. Only you will know
… View MoreSermon preached June 27, 2010
Texts: Luke 9:51-56; Galatians 5:1, 13-25
How many of you remember the scene from The Wizard of Oz where Dorothy meets the talking apple trees? Walking along the yellow brick road with the scarecrow – who utters one of the movies great lines – “some people without brains do
… View MoreSermon preached June 20, 2010
Texts: I Kings 19:1-15a
When Elmer Fudd says, “Be very, very quiet” we know why. “Be very, very quiet. I’m hunting rabbits.” Many of us probably remember being told to be quiet as children, but no good explanation was given. Maybe someone offered the old saying, “children should be seen
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