Category: Sermons

Jesus asked, “Who do you say that I am?” Matthew 16:15

Matthew 14:22-33 Watch on YouTube [1] Phew!  That was a rough boat ride!  Have you ever been out on the water in a boat when it got stormy?  Anybody? Those disciples probably had been in storms before.  They were professional fishermen, after all.  What scared them was seeing Jesus walking on the water.  That was ...

PSALM 25:1-10 NLT and LUKE 5:1-11 NRSV Watch on YouTube I think it’s only fair that I tell you that I have history with this story in Luke.  When I was ordained and installed at my first call back in November of 2013, this was the scripture that was preached by Rev. Bob Murphy.  I ...

Watch on YouTube 2 Kings 2:1-12, Mark 9:2-9,2 2 Cor 4:3-6 NRSV Are any of you wondering why this elephant is here? It’s the elephant in the room. The literal elephant. Are there metaphorical elephants in the room? Something that seems obvious but no one is seeing it or talking about it? What is the elephant in ...

Watch on YouTube Isaiah 40: 21-31 NRSV Is there a person in your life who is the go-to person when you need something because they almost always have whatever it is you need?   When my children were young, I carried a backpack so that I could have all the things we might need – wet ...