Sermons

Sermon – Today is Holy Day Exodus 31: 12-18; 1 Peter 2: 4-10 11/1/2026   Have you noticed that as a culture our standards have dropped and dropped and dropped for so many things.  Entertainment, food and dining, customer service, durable goods, politics, maybe...

Sermon – Render to SOMEONE Genesis 22:9-14; Matthew 22:15-22 10/18/2026   Two women approach the king, both of whom have recently given birth.  Most tragically, one of the newborn babies has died, leaving one baby and two new mothers.  They are both claiming to...

Sermon – Something’s in the Oven Leviticus 19:9-18; Acts 6:1-7 10/11/2026 Just to be clear, I probably should have specified Something “GOOD” in the Oven as the sermon title. It occurred to me after the fact that it could sound a little like a Hansel and Gretel...

[Sorry, missed the anthem.] Sermon – Love Begins at Home Leviticus 19:9-18; Luke 10:25-28 10/4/2026   Today, we are in Christianity 101, and because we are also in the Book of Leviticus (which is also significant to Judaism and Islam), I would assume that today’s...

Sermon – A Life Redefined Genesis 50:15-21; 1 Corinthians 15:3-11 9/27/2026   This summer has been a summer of firsts in preaching for me.  Well, here is another one: what do Ebenezer Scrooge, Darth Vader and Boromir from the Fellowship of the Ring all have in...

[Much aggrieved - sorry.  I did not start recording until in the anthem.] Sermon – Preaching in Holes: The Art of Hypocrisy Psalm 26; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 9/6/2026   Back in my high school days, I was in a number of stage performances.  Some were more notable...