John 10:22-30 So, it’s Mother’s Day weekend. While motherhood isn’t always as it is described in those countless Hallmark cards that will be exchanged across the globe before the clock strikes midnight, I think we’d all agree, there’s something pretty special about the role of being mom. Ask any mother or grandmother about the moment … More The Voice of the Shepherd
Pr Andrew: (From pulpit) So, in the life of the Church, this weekend is known as Good Shepherd Sunday – always the fourth Sunday of Easter. As we look to our Gospel, our focus is drawn to the voice of Jesus – the Shepherd of the sheep, us…Adam: (Walks up to the pulpit) Hey Pastor … More Good Shepherd Waterlife Skit
Ed’s Memorial Service Eulogy – Pastor Foltz I think I speak for almost all of you when I say Ed was a true friend who constantly, constantly, reached out to us in love. His goal in life was not racking up a list of personal achievements but responding to our needs as Christ would. Speaking … More Rev. Ed Keyser Memorial Service
Easter 2022 Our Gospel before us this Easter Sunday is one of mixed emotion. With the events of Jesus’ crucifixion still fresh in the hearts and minds of the disciples, we can only begin to imagine their pain and sadness, their fear and confusion… The guilt, from their denials and betrayal – for their part … More The Resurrection of the Body of Christ – The Church.
Palm/Passion Sunday April 9/10, 2022 Text: Philippians 2:5-11 Grace be unto you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. It’s nearly as commonplace as saluting our flag, this index-finger-of-the-right-hand gesture of being Number One! Sports teams and their fans raise that finger high when games are won. In fact whole … More Having the Mind of Christ
John 12:1-8 As we enter into the Fifth week of Lent – just a week away from Holy Week – our Gospel invites us into the home of Martha and Mary… A home, where, just days before, Jesus raised their brother Lazarus from the dead… where, in returning to the town of Bethany, they now … More Extravagant Sacrifice
Lent 4C March 26/27, 2022 Text: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Grace be unto you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. In light of today’s Gospel lesson, how shall this preacher address you this morning? How about, dear tax collectors and sinners? You might like that, not because you are tax … More The Unfinished Story
Luke 13:1-9 As you’d guess, the observance of Jewish festivals during the Holocaust was severely restricted – at times, forbidden altogether. For those in concentration camps, it became all the more difficult. Yet through it all, in fear of persecution, even death, members of the Jewish faithful did what they could to practice their faith. … More Hopeful Suffering
Lent 2C An Appeal To Mime Christ March 12-13, 2022 Text: Philippians 3:17 – 4:1 Grace be unto you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Do you remember the first time you saw a mime or a clown? The occasion probably brought a smile to your face. … More An Appeal to Mime Christ
Luke 4:1-13 Just a few days ago, we gathered in this space for Ash Wednesday. The day that ushers in the season of Lent, when we mark our foreheads with crosses of ash as a sign of our sins committed and as a reminder of our mortality… That “we are dust, and to dust we … More A Fight Against Evil
Sermons at St. James Gettysburg 