Sermons

Ministering on Route

Have you ever noticed how much of Jesus’ ministry took place on route? Many memorable and miraculous events happened while Jesus as in transit. A good lesson for those of us who are so programmed to go from point “A”

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Is God Like Dad?

To Dads kids are fun?  The new baby comes home from the hospital.  The three year old met his new sister at the door and followed like a shadow as she was carried in and placed in the basinet by

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The Heart of Worship

Sunday mornings can be quite hectic, running around trying to get everyone in the car, then following the detour signs desperately trying not to be late again. Finally slipping into your seat and realizing in your rush, you forgot to

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Come Meet Jesus

Kids, rug rats, ragamuffins, munchkins you have to love them.  Children regularly appear in our gospel stories.  There must have been something not only upbeat about Jesus but downright fun.  Kids wanted to be around Him, He in turn obviously

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Christ Reigns, Christ Leads, Christ Sends

This week’s Scriptures, Psalm 8, 2 Corinthians 13, and Matthew 28, fit together like pieces of a simple, beautiful story. Psalm 8 reminds us that God created us with care and purpose. Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians encourage us to

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A Pentecostal Experience!

This week at Living Faith we celebrate Penetecost.  The name comes from the Greek word pentekoste which means fiftieth. The holiday is celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter which is also fifty days after Easter, hence the name. It commemorates the

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Battleship Baxter

In the late 1990s there was a convention for clergy that came together in Atlanta in the US under the unbrella of the Promise Keepers Organization.  Somewhere between 40,000 and 50,000 clergy attended.  For what it’s worth I’m not completely

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Apron Strings

What calls you home on Mother’s Day? The smell of bacon and eggs, hash browns, coffee, coming up the stairs or along the hallway?  Silverware clattering on the kitchen table, seeing mom or grandmom in their apron, in charge of

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