Author: John Bergh

4/14/19     Matthew 21:1-11       “Riches to Rags-Palm Sunday” Palm Sunday is one day that I struggle with because on one hand we have the great and triumphal entry where a city claims Jesus to be King.  But on the other hand, no one realizes just what that...

4/7/10    James 5:1-12   “Are You Patient?” I would like to begin today as James did in our reading by talking about the rich people.  I know that most of us consider ourselves to be just ordinary middle class folks.  We hardly ever stop to consider that...

3/31/19    Acts 10:34-43   “Jesus: You Are His Glory!” I think about this a lot at Christmastime but really it happens all year.  Companies will use all sorts of sales and gimmicks to get us to part with our dollar.  I have found that it really doesn’t...

3/24/19      John 4:5-42         “Wild Fire” I think one of the biggest mistakes pastors sometimes make is that they make the Scripture readings too short.  What I mean is that we don’t read enough for the passage to make sense.  This is why I wanted to read...

3/17/19     John 3:1-17        “Grace Unleashed!” Sharon and I spend many Sundays during the year out and about preaching at different churches and on our website.  We enjoy doing this because we are trying to spread the Gospel message and reinforce people’s faith.  This is the season...

3/17/19     John 3:1-17        “Grace Unleashed!” Sharon and I spend many Sundays during the year out and about preaching at different churches and on our website.  We enjoy doing this because we are trying to spread the Gospel message and reinforce people’s faith.  This is the season...

3/10/19    Romans 5:12-19          “Cured by Jesus” I think that I have mentioned this before.  I always have a hard time reading Paul because he is so detailed and theological.  My mind isn’t that brilliant that I can just casually follow along with him.  Hopefully, I can...

3/3/19     Matthew 17:1-13          “A Brilliant Light” You know, sometimes I astound myself at what I don’t know and it shouldn’t surprise me because it’s a lot.  Today we are going to look at the transfiguration.  I had to look up just what transfiguration meant.  I know...

2/24/19    John 11:1-45       “Lazarus, Come Out!” In today’s reading we have another of John’s long stories about Jesus.  Actually, this is the 7th of the 7 signs or miracles that John tells about in his Gospel.  It was John’s style to tell of a sign or...

2/17/19     Col. 1:1-23   “Jesus: The Glue That Binds Us!” Everything we do is about Jesus Christ.  Let’s see if I can help you think like this which is way harder than it may seem.  It’s easy to talk the talk but a little harder to walk...