12/20/20 Luke 1:39-45 “It’s for You; Joy! Joy! Joy!” So how is everyone doing on their Christmas shopping? Do you go out on a Saturday and brave the crowds in West Acres or are you shopping online this year to avoid this covid scare? I was...
Dec. 13, 2020 Luke 3:7-18 “You Brood of Vipers!” Well, here we are. In just a few days it will be Christmas day 2020. Is everyone ready for this? We have taken quite a route to get here. I think that these are about the strangest...
12/6/20 Malachi 3:1-5 “Are You God’s Reflection?” I have noticed in my short time here on earth, that often times we embark on a journey or an endeavor and we really don’t know what we are doing. I remember when I was a kid and I...
11/29/2020 Mark 7:1-8, 14-23 “Do You Have a Heart Problem?” I think that one of the hardest things for us to do is to admit when we are wrong. I often wonder if we aren’t hardwired that way. But I also know that isn’t true because...
Nov. 22, 2020 John 18:33-37 “Jesus Is Truth!” In our modern world we don’t have very many kings any more. Instead, we have governments that are democratic, socialistic, communistic and dictatoristic. We seem to feel that these are much better ways than have a family run...
11/15/20 Mark 13:1-8 “Not End Times but Beginning Times?” I think that most of you know that I really love being a pastor. However, there are times when I have to do things that I really don’t care to do. Today we will be talking about...
11/8/20 Mark 12:38-44 “Giving-Trusting Jesus!” Our society has really changed in nearly 70 years that I have been around. I was raised so that I would always answer the phone. I get nervous when it rings and rings. I would say that isn’t always the case...
11/1/20 Mark 12:28-34 “Standing from a Wheel Chair!” Sometimes being a pastor has all sorts of different unscheduled events. This doesn’t happen much anymore but I used to get phone calls with all sorts of questions. One time I had a fellow talk for 45 minutes...
10/25/20 Mark 10:46-52 “Are You Blind?” It has been my experience that the longer I know someone, the better I get to know them on a more personal basis. I think this is a pretty safe statement and, of course, there are exceptions. Over the years...
10/18/20 Mark 10:35-45 “Are You To the Right or To the Left?” This was one of those weeks where I have had a real hard time to get the sermon started. Sometimes I wish I had a can of ether like we used to have in...