Jesus Is Still Speaking

Lent 3A – Jesus Is Still Speaking John 4:5-42 March 26-27, 2011   Nicodemus: I am Nicodemus.   Woman: My name is unknown.   Nicodemus: I came to meet Jesus in the dead of night.   Woman: I met Jesus at the well at noon.

Love Not Condemnation

Lent 2A – Love Not Condemnation John 3:1-17 March 19-20, 2011   We’ve gotten used to seeing it everywhere… John 3:16 on signs at ball games on drink cups by Christian companies on tattoos even written on the eye black of football players   Remember the “Rainbow Man”? He was the guy in the 70’s … More Love Not Condemnation

Living Close To The Edge!

First Sunday in Lent 13 March 2011 (Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7   Psalm 32   Romans 5:12-19   Matthew 4:1-11) “Living Close to the Edge!” We meet Jesus this morning in the wilderness.  He is tempted by the devil.  These temptations come in the form of invitations to give up who he was becoming at the very beginning of … More Living Close To The Edge!

Make Room for the Cross!

Ash Wednesday 9 March 2011 (Joel 2:1-2, 12-17   Psalm 51   2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10   Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21) “Make Room for the Cross!” One of the most annoying things people often feel is when a pastor returns from a trip to the Holy Land and then begins each sermon for the next year with the words, “When … More Make Room for the Cross!

Up And Down The Mountain

Transfiguration A:  Up and Down the Mountain March 5-6, 2011 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 Jesus takes 3 of his inner circle of disciples – Peter, James, and John. He tells them to follow him and leads them on a hike up a mountain. This in itself isn’t unusual – Jesus went up mountains quite … More Up And Down The Mountain