Sermons from August 2019

Sermons from August 2019

Have Faith: When Waiting Is Hard

We finish our 3-part series “Have Faith,” with the sermon “When Waiting is Hard” from Luke 14: 1, 7-14. Jesus has been invited to a dinner party by a “higher up” religious leader.  When many of the guests raced to grab the best seats at the table, Jesus calls them out.  Those “higher ups” were acting selfish and greedy, believing themselves to be of utmost importance. ……..

Have Faith: Believing Is Seeing

This Sunday begins a 3-week series entitled “Have Faith.”  In times of distress or sorrow, people will often tell us to just “Have Faith.” We’ll begin to explore what this means in Believing Is Seeing from Luke 12:49-56 .

Call Us Mara

25I have said these things to you while I am still with you. 33I have said this to you, so that in me you may have peace……  John 14:25 , John 16:33 

Bigger Makes Better?

Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” 14But he said to him, “Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?” 15And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.”……  Luke 12: 13-21