Sermon

Father’s Day

Text: 2Corinthians 13: 11-14                                       June 19. 2011 I think of my dad today. Year after year, he worked hard to take care of my mom, my sister and me.  My dad was a mechanic.  He had calluses on his hands.  But no other kids had a dad who worked on those big planes like mine did. Some of you have […]

Easter

John 20: 24-31                                                            Easter 2011 24 Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand […]

Palm Sunday

Text:  Exodus 12: 1-11; 21-28             April 17, 2011 Picture the scene if you will.  The road from Jericho to Jerusalem was packed with Passover pilgrims.  There was no internet or Twitter in those days but word had quickly spread. The word about Jesus of Nazareth.  He had raised a man named Lazarus back to life after being dead for three […]

Melchizedek – A Mysterious Shadow of our Savior

Genesis 14: 14-20 We all know Abram.  Abram is Abraham before God changed his name as a blessed reminder of his promises.  But Melchizedek?  I remember the look on some of your faces when I mentioned his name last week.  Melchizedek?  Who’s he?  What’s he got to do with Jesus, our Savior?  Is this just going to some Bible history […]

What Did Peter see in Jesus?

Luke 22: 31-34; 54-62 What did Peter see in Jesus?  It seems he saw more than the other disciples –at least he was more vocal about it.  “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God,” he said speaking for the others.  “Lord if it is you, tell me to come to you on the water.”  “Lord should we […]