Sermon preached May 8, 2016
Texts: Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:44-53
Every confirmation class is unique, and each class is special. It is special because of the unique individuals that comprise the class. Those individuals develop and community and a chemistry. I continue to enjoy working with confirmation because of these uniquenesses, because of the opportunities I
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Texts: Acts 16:9-15; John 14:23-29
Prince, “When Doves Cry” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_tonrrxvYA
Since his death on April 21, I have been asked if I was going to do something with Prince in worship. So there it is, the first part of Prince’s hit song, “When Doves Cry.” If you know Prince,
… View MoreSermon preached April 24, 2016
Texts: Psalm 148; Revelation 21:1-6
Pastor David Bard, April 24, 2016
Last Sunday, the Scripture text was from the Book of Revelation. We spent just a few moments in the sermon talking about the book in general and I noted that New Testament scholar Marcus Borg, in his chronological
… View MoreSermon preached April 17, 2016
Texts: Revelation 7:9-17
Diana Ross, “Reach Out and Touch” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=629_vLbgv7g
This is really a nice song, and the Scripture Steve read is a rather strange Scripture. My task in the next few minutes it to link them together, not for the sake of the song but for our own sake.
… View MoreSermon preached April 10, 2016
Texts: John 21:1-19
Sometimes it is best to talk about tough topics when you are a bit removed from them. When I was a district superintendent, I much preferred discussing church conflict management when churches were not having a conflict. Pre-marriage counseling is about discussing potentially challenging subjects before they arise
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