“All You Can Eat” – Luke 9:1-36 Transfiguration Sunday – February 26, 2017 Introduction: Satisfaction! In three months, it’s going to be 35 years ago that Deanna and I got married. I’m getting older and I’m starting to forget some things, but there’s one thing from our honeymoon that I won’t ever forget. It was […]

“Sinners Welcome” – Luke 15 Epiphany 7 – February 19, 2017 Introduction: neat and tidy When God is looking for people to populate His kingdom, His church, is He looking for religiously neat and tidy people, or for people with a messy spirituality? Have you seen the latest craze in folding clothes? Marie Kondo Basic […]

“The Uncommon Deed” – Luke 10:25-37  Epiphany 6 – February 12, 2017     Introduction: Two good questions Today, our essential Bible passage is Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan. There are two good questions in the lead-up to this story. A lawyer comes to Jesus. (Please realize this lawyer is not someone who defends […]

“Radical Happiness” – Matthew 5 Epiphany 5 – February 5, 2017   Happiness in our world A couple of weeks ago we landed on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, focusing on the spiritual pitfalls that He identified specifically in Matthew 6 and 7. Today, we’re going to go back to the beginning of the Sermon […]

“D-Day for Sin” – Matthew 13  Epiphany 3 – January 22, 2017 Introduction: Kingdom of God / D-Day I just want to remind you that we are just into a series of sermons on 100 Bible passages essential to our understanding of God’s overall message to us. How would you explain the Kingdom of God […]