Category Archives: Sermons

Good morning, Friends! I hope you all had a great time over the holidays. We had a wonderful Christmas Eve service here, with 100 people, and then a much smaller group here for worship on Christmas Day. I know we … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! Merry Christmas! We’ve heard a couple of Christmas stories already this year – the ones about the angels and the shepherds, the wise men and the star. We’ve heard about Mary and Joseph, their visions and dreams. … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! We’ve already had a lot of Christmas activities and music this morning. It’s all good, and it’s all fun, but I don’t want to wear you out and run overtime today. I do want to talk about … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! Thank you for coming to worship today. It hardly feels as though we’re getting close to Christmas. But it’s only three weeks away, and we’ve got a lot of the Christmas story to go over, and we’ve … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! Today is the first Sunday of Advent. I’m not sure it really feels like Christmas. We’ve got some decorations up. We sang our first Christmas carols this morning. But mentally and physically, most of us are still … Continue reading →

message by Tom Terrell This morning rather than finding Biblical scripture in your bulletins you’ll see a poem and some lyrics to a song, both of them written by Nobel Prize winners in literature. William Butler Yeats wrote his poem, … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all for coming today. Today we’ve got a kind of a double header. We’re coming up on All Saints Day, which in the rest of the Christian church is a very big deal. Back in … Continue reading →

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You … Continue reading →

Sometimes people tease me, because I say so often , “This is one of the most important parts of the gospel!” Well, I always mean it. Every week, we try to look at a portion of the good news. And … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all for coming today. Last week, we talked about how everyone here is a minister. We all have special gifts, which God has given us. We’re teachers. We’re builders. We’re people who listen and tell … Continue reading →