2002

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-24 I need to start out this morning by going back to something I said in my sermon three weeks ago. I was talking about Elijah, and I was explaining that Elijah had gotten himself into trouble with King Ahab and Queen Jezebel by telling them that their plans for making war on … Read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-24 Very often the subject matter for my sermons is dictated by things that are going on in the world around us, as it was last week for instance, when I felt I had to speak about the threat of war with Iraq. I often frankly begin, not so much with a direct … Read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13 I think I want to talk to you today just about some of the ways today’s scripture reading speaks to me. There’s a bunch of them. So this is not likely to be a linear kind of sermon, in fact maybe not even very well organized. Before I get to the ways … Read more

Scripture: Isaiah 64:1-12 World AIDS Day takes place each year on December 1, has taken place on December 1 each year since 1988. This year because of where Christmas falls, December 1 is also for Christians the first Sunday in Advent. World AIDS Day of course is not a religious observance, has nothing to do … Read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8; Isaiah 40:1-8 This is one of those sermons that it’s a little embarrassing to be giving. Actually I guess every sermon is a little embarrassing for me—since I’m a heavy introvert and also since I often think that it takes some nerve to stand up here every week and think I’ve got … Read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-55 Back in the 1960’s there was a sermon that achieved a fair amount of fame or notoriety among the small subculture of people who pay attention to printed sermons. The sermon itself I thought was quite thoughtful and worth paying attention to, not at all extreme or offensive, but the title was … Read more