Sermon

GATHER

God speaks to us in today’s scripture readings, in the voices of Moses and Jesus, about gathering his people back into his graces. Deuteronomy 30:1-10 When all these blessings and curses I have set before you come on you and you take them to heart wherever the Lord your God disperses you among the nations, […]
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Commended for Enduring

The assigned Epistle reading for this Sunday teaches us to follow the model that Jesus set for us whenever we face intimidation; words echoed in the other scriptures lessons for today. Acts 5:29-34, 40-42 Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings! 30 The God of our ancestors
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65th Anniversary Service

Exodus 3:13-15 13 Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?” 14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am.[a] This is what you […]
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BELIEVING AND SPEAKING

It is because God has given us a witness of his goodness, we have good things to say. That is what these scripture readings teach us about why we share our faith. Psalm 116 I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. 2 Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on […]
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