Archive for 2009/03


Sermon for the 5th Sun. In Lent, Mar. 29, 2009, “Deep Within” Text: Jeremiah 31:31-34, John 12:20-33

Audio Version of the Sermon (Sermon is uploaded from the drop.io website)
 
 
There is an often-told story about the young pastor who came to his first church and preached what he had learned in seminary. Finally, after months of inflicting his seminary notes on the congregation, he came to the pulpit and found a note on […]

Sermon for the 4th Sun. In Lent, Mar. 22, 2009, “Our Darkness” Text: Ephesians 2:1-10, John 3:14-21

Over the past three weeks of Lent, I have been inviting you to go deeper in your relationship with God. When we talk about “going deeper” in our spiritual lives we often find ourselves skating on thin ice because it’s not always clear how we are supposed to measure our progress. And we are constantly […]

Sermon for the 3rd Sun. in Lent, Mar. 15, 2009, “Revolution of the Heart” Text: Exodus 20:1-17, John 2:13-22

In this season of Lent, our Old Testament readings tell the story of God’s covenant relationship with the people of Israel. Two weeks ago we heard the story of God’s covenant with Noah and how God promised Noah that he would never again destroy human and animal life on earth and that the rainbow that […]

Sermon for the 2nd Sun. in Lent, Mar. 8, 2009, “Take Up Your Cross,” Text: Mark 8:31-38

A young woman brought her fiancé home to meet her parents. After dinner, her mother told her father back in the kitchen to find out more about the young man. So the father invited the fiancé to join him in his study for a drink. After a few pleasantries, the father asked the young man, […]

Sermon for the 1st Sun. In Lent, March 1, 2009, “Arks and Icebergs: Seeing Beneath the Surface of Life” Text: Mark 1:9-15

 
Four devout Catholic ladies were having coffee together one morning after Mass. The first told her friends, “My son is a priest. When he walks into a room, everyone calls him ‘Father.’” The second one chimed in: “My son is a bishop, and when he walks in a room everyone calls him ‘Your Grace.’” The […]