Category: Sermons

Shelters & Bridges

And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:18)

Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition

Watch on YouTube Matthew 5:21-26 [1] Today’s sermon title is an often quoted line from the 1970’s British TV comedy Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Are any of you Monty Python fans?  Fun fact: When the comedy troupe was coming up with their name, before they landed on Monty Python, they were considering “The Toad Elevating ...

Breaking the 4th Wall

Watch on YouTube Isaiah 58:1-12 A young woman was moving into a house that was in need of some renovation, so she called one of her friends who had a background in architecture to get his advice. She showed her friend one of the rooms that she wanted to change. “Can I take down some ...

Happy and Blessed

Watch on YouTube Matthew 5:1-12 Today we’re going to talk about macaroni.  Imagine all the pastabilities!  Sadly, we’re not. (Don’t egg me on. Penne[1] for your thoughts!) We’re going to talk about a word that sounds like macaroni.  The Greek word that is translated as “blessed” in today’s scripture is macarios.  So the verses in ...

Letting Go

Immediately they left their nets and followed him. Matthew 4:20