Category Archives: Sermons

Good morning, Friends! Happy New Year! 2023 was a big year for Springfield. It was our 250th anniversary, and we celebrated all year long. Now we’re in a new year, 2024. The Christmas decorations are all down. There are no … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! Welcome to worship on the morning before Christmas. We’ve been preparing for this day all month. The tree is up! The presents are wrapped. We’ve sung carols. We’ve lit candles. We’ve had treat bags and decorations and … Continue reading →

If we’re going to understand the real miracle of Christmas, we need to understand the people who were involved. Last week we talked about John the Baptist, who lived a simple life, and told people to turn their lives around, … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! Things are definitely starting to rev up this week! It feels as if each week, we’re moving faster and faster towards Christmas. Our lives are so full of busyness, that we need this time to quiet our … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! Welcome to the season of Advent! If you read your December newsletter, you know that Advent is the season of light. This is a dark time of the year, so we push back against the darkness. We’ve … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all for coming to worship this morning. We just had Thanksgiving. I hope you all had a good time. Have you eaten up all your leftovers yet? I want to start this morning by talking … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all again for being here today. It’s coming up on Thanksgiving. I’ll bet you expect me to tell you all to be thankful! Well, OK. But before we all go crazy shopping, before we turn … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! This fall we’ve been looking at a lot of different verses from the Old Testament. It’s good for us to get to know the entire Bible better. And it’s good for us to get to know some … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! I hope you’re all doing well today. I’m so glad you’re here! It has been a full and busy week. We had our big craft fair yesterday. I’ve had people coming in to my office to talk … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! I want to let you all in on a big secret. You all are saints. That doesn’t just mean that you’re good people – though most of you are. I’m saying that you’re saints. You are special … Continue reading →