Sermon preached October 12, 2014
Texts: Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14
Bobby McFerrin, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU
Don’t worry, be happy – is this the heart of the Christian message? Can we boil down Christian faith to the power of positive thinking? Is Christian faith all about the “law of attraction” – the
… View MoreSermon preached October 5, 2014
Texts: Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20; Matthew 21:33-46
Christians around the world are celebrating communion today. It is World Communion Sunday, a day when we are invited again to hear a call to the Church to be the universal and inclusive Church. The day was first observed by Presbyterians in
… View MoreSermon preached September 28, 2014
Texts: Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:28-32
Bob Marley and the Wailers, “Stir It Up” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5sOzbD29GQ
The late Bob Marley was a pioneer in Jamaican reggae music. The song “Stir It Up” is a song about stirring up love. It is a love song. I am guessing that it may
… View MoreSermon preached September 21, 2014
Texts: Exodus 16:2-15; Matthew 20:1-16
“How Odd” Power Point with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDrfHj3j398
How odd. A while back I was reading some essays by E.B. White, the author of Stuart Little and Charlotte’s Web, who was also an essayist and editor and contributor to The New Yorker. In one of
… View MoreSermon preached September 14, 2014
Texts: Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35
Groucho Marx – what a comedian. I could dance with you till the cows come home. On second thought, I’d rather dance with the cows and you’ll come home. In that same film, Duck Soup (1933), Groucho Marx’s character, Rufus T. Firefly is greeted
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