Sermons

These devotions are based on the sermon from Sunday, December 14, 2025 To read the transcript, click here. Devotion for Monday 12/15/2025 God Is Not Distant Scripture: “The Word became flesh and lived among us.” (John 1:14) Reflection: It’s tempting to imagine God as far away—watching, but not involved. But the heart of our faith…

Sermon from December 14, 2025 Devotions based on this sermon  In 1990, Bette Midler sang a song from a distance. “We all have enough and no one is in need. There are no guns, no bombs, no disease, no hungry mouths to feed. God is watching us from a distance. God is watching us.” God…

Weekly Devotions Based on the sermon from December 7, 2025 Devotions for Monday, 12/8/25 Scripture – Malachi 4:5 “See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes.” Reflection The Old Testament ends with a promise: God will send Elijah before the Messiah arrives. What strikes…

  Watch sermon here Weekly Devotions are here CHALLENGE YOUR ADVENT EXPECTATIONS Last Sunday, with the first Sunday in Advent, we began Year A in the three-year cycle of readings that we and many other churches use. Last year, Year C, we focused mostly on Luke’s Gospel. But from now until next November, we will…

At the Thanksgiving service last week, I shared a little about my father’s Thanksgiving Day antics. He liked to play with his food. But the pranks weren’t limited to my father.   To watch the sermon from November 30, 2025,click here.  Devotions based on this sermon can be found here. devotions dec 1-6 2025 The Prank…

Pentecost 9-C 8/7/22 St. John’s Luke 12:32-40 Most families have some lore – you know what I mean, stories that get told over and over again; and that are even passed down generations. How great, great grandma escaped from slavery, How grandma and grandpa emigrated from Europe or Mexico. How Mom held the family together…