Category Archives: Sermons

Wait for the Lord

Good morning, Friends! It’s good to see you all again. My wife and I enjoyed our week of vacation in Vermont. We hadn’t seen our daughter and her husband for over a year. And we just really needed the break … Continue reading

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No longer strangers

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all again for coming to worship this morning. I know it’s been a sad and heavy week for our meeting in many ways, but I really appreciate you all being here. Last Sunday I said … Continue reading

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Good friends

Good morning, Friends! Thanks so much for coming to join us this morning. I hope you all had a real good week. Today’s Scripture is another one of those stories where Jesus heals someone. There are a lot of healing … Continue reading

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To love is to live again

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all so much for coming here today. I hope you’re enjoying the holiday weekend, and that you can take some time off to relax and rest. I’m still getting over COVID, as you can probably … Continue reading

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Who knows you best?

Good morning, Friends! I’ve got a really simple message for you this morning. God is everywhere. And God knows everything. That’s it! We can all go home now! God is everywhere. And God knows everything. You’re all still here? Nobody … Continue reading

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Lift up your eyes

Good morning, Friends! I’m so glad you’re here this morning! It’s good to be back from vacation. Actually, I was back here last Sunday. But when I came back, I had a lot of urgent things to deal with. The … Continue reading

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Quakers and freedom (4th of July)

Good morning, Friends! The Fourth of July isn’t really a church holiday. The Fourth of July is more about family and fireworks, picnics and patriotism. I always loved the Fourth of July when I was a kid. The whole town … Continue reading

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All things new

Good morning, Friends! Welcome again to this special time of worship. Ministry and Counsel had this idea that we all might enjoy being outdoors for a change. You remember, we did this, back during the pandemic. We couldn’t worship indoors, … Continue reading

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I stand at the door and knock

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all so much for coming this morning. We always like to see you! For the last few months, we’ve been celebrating the 250th anniversary of Springfield. We’ve been hitting all that history stuff pretty hard … Continue reading

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Study war no more

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all for coming to worship today. I know it’s been kind of overcast today, and many people were looking forward to sunshine for the holiday weekend. So thank you for being here today. As you … Continue reading

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