Day of Pentecost June 4, 2017 John 20: 19-23 This morning we have two stories about the arrival of the Holy Spirit. We are used to hearing the one from Acts that starts with the cowering disciples, the Holy Spirit’s arrival, the crowd that includes Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, and Peter’s mind-blowing sermon. […]
The Power of the Spirit
3rd Sunday after Epiphany January 24, 2016 [Luke 3: 21-22] [Luke 4: 1-12] Luke 4: 16-22 You can click on these links to open the reading in Oremus Bible Browser. I wanted to read the whole passage because I want you to see the sequence from Jesus’ baptism through the time of testing in […]
The Benefit of the Spirit
Pentecost Sunday May 24, 2015 John 15: 26-27; John 16:4-15 You can click on the links above to read the texts in Oremus Bible Browser. “It is to your advantage that I go away…” After being in sales for so many years, I can recognize a sales pitch when I hear it. The saying […]
Who Loves You?
Trinity Sunday and Confirmation of Jacob Cook May 26, 2013 John 16: 12-15 and Romans 5: 1-5 OK, settle down and make yourself comfortable, now. I’m going to take about 20 minutes to explain the doctrine of the Trinity and how it shaped our history as the Christian Church, over against the accepted […]
Strong in the Spirit
5th Sunday of Easter April 28, 2013 Acts 11: 1-18 and John 13: 31-35 When I began to work with a trainer at the gym, he started me out with lunges and bicep and tricep exercises. They called me “Pastor Lungmaster” because I did lunges until I thought I’d fall over, but they began […]