Isaiah 30:18-26.
On November 26th the Twentieth-sixth Sunday after Pentecost, my sermon title will be How Does Heinz Sell Any Ketchup?
The theme is anticipation, and the sermon is about anticipating the coming Advent and Christmas Season.
I look forward to seeing you at worship on Sunday..
Blessings,
Pastor Michael
Isaiah 1:18-20.
This Sunday’s sermon title will be The Pig With the Peg Leg.
Basically, the sermon will address Thanksgiving.
I owe a debt of gratitude to the late, Rev. Fenton Warren for the opening illustration. The scripture is Isaiah 1:18-20, although other scriptures will be cited in the sermon.
I look forward to seeing you at worship on Sunday.
Blessings,
Pastor Michael
I recently had an arteriogram to determine if I had a problem with my heart. As it turns out, my heart is in very good shape. The problem was likely caused by a certain medication that can easily be changed. However, all of this made me think of something else.
What I experienced would have been unthinkable about 100 years ago. To think: having a thin tube inserted in veins (instead of arteries) in two different places on my body and looking inside the vessels around my heart! Further, if needed, my cardiologist could have inserted little sleeves (stents) and expanded them to push back the plaque in the vessels. It almost sounds miraculous.
The thought of such “miracles” are almost taken for granted today. However, if we think about it, each advance in medicine can be perceived as gifts from God. At least, that’s the way I think of these discoveries. One might ask, “Well, why didn’t we think of them before?” I can only guess, but it seemed to me that we could not imagine how to do such things until we came up with the materials to accomplish such procedures. That may be naive, but I have to remember that God’s sense of timing isn’t always easily understood. Instead, I’m simply happy that we eventually reached the place where we made the discovery.
Now, if only we could discover God’s plan for peace….!
Pastor Michael
Nehemiah 4:10-14
The theme of this Sunday’s sermon is determination, dependability, and devotion, using Nehemiah as an example.
I look forward to seeing you at worship on Sunday—and possibly at Charge Conference (Wednesday, Nov 8).
I also want you to know that next Wednesday, November 15, will be the last Bible Study for the year because of hectic schedules and plans during the holiday season. After a brief time away to allow for bad weather, we will resume Bible Study on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
Blessings,
Pastor Michael
Romans 1:16-17.
The theme of the sermon is the dilemma The Church began to face at the conclusion of World War II. By April 1945, over 20 million people had been killed as a result of totalitarian governments trying to irradicate citizens they felt were not valid human beings. That is when people began to question if there was any real meaning to life. This gave rise to skepticism and atheism in larger-than-ever numbers.
Any philosophical terms and concepts used in the sermon will be expressed in everyday language. I won’t make it a lecture about philosophy. (The last 4 years I taught in college; I taught Introduction to Western Philosophy.)
I look forward to seeing you on Sunday! Thank you, each one of you, for your loyalty and work to make worship as meaningful as possible.
Blessings,
Pastor Michael