Sermons from March 2018
Easter Vigil – March 31, 2018
Easter Vigil 2018 The whole purpose of Lent is for this evening – at least historically speaking. The Easter Vigil was the service when those who had been separated from the church because of reportedly “notorious sin” were finally restored to the community after prayer, fasting, and self-examination. But not only that, on this evening new converts to the faith were…
Maundy Thursday – March 29, 2018
Maundy Thursday 2018 One Maundy Thursday I preached about how Jesus gets right to the hearts of things on this last night of his life, leaving in a way, his last will and testament. During the last Supper he tells his disciples to do three things: to gather, love and serve with the implication that each of us is invited to figure out what this means in our lives. How is…
Digging Deep – March 18, 2018
Digging Deep Fifth Sunday in Lent March 18, 2018 John 12:20-33 Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to…
Complaining – March 11, 2018
Complaining The Fourth Sunday in Lent March 11, 2018 Numbers 21:4-9 From Mount Hor the Israelites set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; but the people became impatient on the way. The people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we detest…
The Cleansing of the Temple – March 4, 2018
The Cleansing of the Temple The Third Sunday in Lent March 4, 2018 Do you think Jesus was having a bad day? Do you think that something just hit Jesus the wrong way and that was it – he started turning over the tables of the temple? Some people have argued that Jesus never did turn over the…