Pentecost 6 – July 17, 2022

“Above All Else : The Church” – 1 Corinthians 12:2-7, 17-27      1. The Definition of the Church As we continue our series of sermons on the essentials of our Christian faith and how we live it out, we move on today to a consideration of the church. We...

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Pentecost 5 – July 10, 2022

“Above All Else : The Bible” – 2 Timothy 3:14-17      Introduction – sermon series We’re kind of nicely in the middle of a series of sermons on the essentials of our Christian faith and how we live it out – the things that are important “above all else.”...

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Pentecost 4 – July 3, 2022

“Above All Else : Holy Baptism” – Galatians 3:26-27      1. Stories of being saved / rescued True stories of people being saved or rescued are fascinating, captivating. If you are old enough, you probably remember Alex Haley’s 1976 best-seller Roots and the 1977 TV mini-series by the same...

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Pentecost 3 – June 26, 2022

“Above All Else : Holy Baptism” – Galatians 3:26-27      1. Baptism and the Bible readings As we continue with a series of sermons on the essential elements of our Christian faith, we will move to a couple of sermons on the two Sacraments that we recognize in the...

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Pentecost 2 – June 19, 2022

“Above All Else : Humanity” – Romans 6:23      1. God’s Image Today, we are getting back to a series of sermons on the essentials of our Christian faith – what we believe and how we live because of what we believe. We have already looked at the three...

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