Read a new sermon each week from one of our Traditional Services.
Traditional Sermon Reformation Sunday It has been 500 years since the beginning of the Reformation. Five hundred years have passed since Martin Luther posted 95 debatable topics–thesis statements–about God’s mercy, our faith, and the work of the church. This past year there have been books published, interviews given, and PBS movies made about the life…
traditional sermon pentecost 20 It is a question you have heard, no doubt, and maybe even spoken it yourself. Usually it is voiced when you find yourself in a crowded and somewhat chaotic location – an amusement park … a busy playground … a toy store two weeks before Christmas. You see a child wandering…
traditional sermon pentecost 17 I was listening to the radio last Saturday and I heard an old episode of Car Talk. Did you ever catch Car Talk–two brothers from Boston solving people’s car problems over the radio waves. And every so often they would do my favorite bit called “stump the chump.” It would be…
traditional sermon pentecost 16 ‘Tis the season for many things. The season for buying pumpkins and mums (by the way did you see that the TAnzania Mission Committee is selling some to support Busoka orphans?) It’s a season where weather should get cooler…and hurricane season should come to an end. By the way…I give thanks…
Traditional Sermon Pentecost 15 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord, Jesus Christ (1 Colossians 1:3). Listen to this short three-sentence phrase: “I forgive you.” Although this simple phrase consists of three short words, it is nevertheless very powerful. Generally speaking, forgiving those who have wronged us can…
Traditional Sermon Pentecost 14 Let’s talk. Let’s talk about not talking. Have you ever had a disagreement with someone? (Raise your hand if you have.) Have you ever carried a grudge for a while following that disagreement? Now we’ll get a little personal … you don’t have to raise your hand anymore. Have you ever…
Traditional Sermon Pentecost 12 Last week I was in a nursing home offering communion to one of our Sages who is currently doing a couple of weeks of rehabilitation. She is somewhat hard of hearing and she has been placed in a four bed room. And during the visit, there are two other visitors talking…
