Sermons on Family
Family
Scripture Readings: Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Psalm 1, Philemon 1:1-21, Luke 14:25-33 Philemon is one of those books of the Bible that you may not remember is even there. It’s one of the shortest, at only one chapter of 25 verses, and we rarely preach or read from it. It is a letter of Paul. Paul was probably writing after his missionary journeys, in the middle or…
Father God
Scripture: Malachi 1:1-10, Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15, Luke 15:11-24, Galatians 4:1-7 Let us pray: Lord God, we come before you this morning looking for your Word and looking for your presence. Come to us this morning. Give us understanding; show us your way. Be with us and give us love to share as we leave this place today. In your Son’s name we pray, Amen. Father…
Mother
Scripture: Hosea 11:1-9, Psalm 131, Isaiah 42:14-17, Luke 13:31-35 Let us pray: We have come together this morning, O God, to worship you. We have come to find you in the midst of our lives, in the days and nights, in our relationships and our chores, our work and our fears. Open our hearts to your words. Speak to us this day. In your Holy Name we pray, Amen. …
A Voice Cries
A Voice Cries I don’t know how many of you garden, or keep houseplants. I really, really love the idea of it all. I’d love to have a house that’s full of green plants. The actual implementation, though, has been a bit spotty. I’ve never kept a plant alive very long. There were the poinsettias that I was given after the Christmas season was over–one of…
O That You Would Come Down
“O That You Would Come Down” I admit, I’ve been so busy preparing–preparing my new apartment with unpacking and organizing and moving things around; preparing for the new Advent liturgy and the new music/the hanging of the greens; preparing to decorate the church (and baking cookies for the Christmas party); preparing for my own Christmas (at this point mostly…