“God’s Grace… the Missing Peace!” – 2 Corinthians 12:1-10   1. The Missing Piece In the book The Missing Piece, children’s author Shel Silverstein tells the story of a circle from which a large triangular wedge has been cut. The circle wanted to be whole with nothing missing, so it went around looking for its […]

“Wait Quietly” – Lamentations 3:22-33   Introduction: the context of Lamentations Last Sunday, as I began my sermon on the life of Job, I said that it would not be surprising to expect a sermon on patience. But I also said that you would have to wait… patiently… for that sermon on another Sunday. Even […]

“Good News Out of a Storm” – Job 38:1-11   Introduction: The story of Job The Book of Job is a 42-chapter long story of one man – Job. In the various types of literature in the Bible, it is unique in that way… focused on one man rather than on the entire community and/or history […]

“God Does Whatever He Wants” – Ezekiel 17:22-24   Introduction – Two trees Have you ever seen an apple tree in late spring? Its leaves are that bright and lush green. Its branches look vibrant and full. The apple blossoms may already have fallen off, only to be replaced by the first promise of little […]

“A Garden Curse Undone” – Genesis 3:8-15   Introduction – the Church Year Let me begin by telling you, maybe reminding some of you, about what we call our Church Year. It’s different from our calendar year. We start the Church Year about a month before Christmas with the season of Advent that prepares us […]