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 […]
That You May Have Life
This is the last of our series of reading the Gospels together. Because of vacation, there will be no posted sermons for the next two weeks, after which we will return to the Lectionary. Study Guide for John, Chapters 20 and 21 “The Easter narratives of the Fourth Gospel are both like and unlike those […]
The World Turned Upside-Down
For a study guide for next week, chapters 10-19, look after the sermon. Study Guide for The Gospel According to Luke Chapters 1-9 This Gospel is the first half of a two-volume work, the second half being “The Acts of the Apostles.” Luke seems to be a Gentile writer who may have converted to […]
Joy and Farewell
7th Sunday of Easter May 20, 2012 John 17: 6-19 If you think the name, “Festival of Homiletics” sounds nerdy, you should have been there. There was worship at 8:35, 1:30, and 6:45 every day, with lectures in between by famous preachers and preaching teachers. We heard […]
Easy to Love?
2nd Sunday in Lent March 4, 2012 Mark 8: 31-38 In the verses just before our reading today, Jesus has asked his disciples what people are saying about him, and who people think he is. […]