Sermons by Rev. Chris Kliesen Wehrman (Page 2)
What’s God’s Favorite Color?
A RAINBOW OF BIBLE PASSAGES Matthew 16:2When it is evening, you say, “It will be fair weather: for the sky is RED.” Song of Solomon 4:14Body and soul, Beloved, you are paradise, a whole orchard of succulent fruits –Ripe apricots and peaches, ORANGES and pears. Psalm 68:13You will be lifted as the wings of a dove, her feathers covered with YELLOW gold. Psalm 52:8I am like a GREEN olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the lovingkindness…
When Pentecost Happens
SCRIPTURE: Acts 2:1-17, The Voice Translation – as a first person, present tense, account When the holy day of Pentecost came [50 days after the festival of Passover], they were gathered together in one place. 2 [Picture yourself among the disciples]: A sound, roars from the sky without warning, the roar of a violent wind, and the whole house where you are gathered reverberates with the sound. 3 Then a flame appears, dividing into smaller flames and spreading from one…
Jesus, Healer: Miracles & Memorials
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 8:5-13, The Voice Translation Narration, the way the community of Matthew tells the story, Centurion, a Roman military office in charge of about 100 foot soldiers, Jesus, the Word and the Way. 5 Eventually Jesus came to the little town of Capernaum. In Capernaum a military officer came to Him and asked Him for help. 6 Lord, I have a servant who is lying at home in agony, paralyzed. 7 I will come to your house, and I…
Inside -&- Out
SCRIPTURE: John 14:23-28, 30-31, New Living Translation, The Message 23 Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. [Creator] will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them. 24 Anyone who doesn’t love me will not obey me, and keep my words. And remember, my words are not my own. What I am telling you is from the [Maker] who sent me. 25 I am telling you these things now while…
You Want Me to Eat What?
SCRIPTURE: Acts 11:1-18 Common English Bible The apostles and the brothers and sisters throughout Judea heard that even the Gentiles had welcomed God’s word. 2 When Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him. 3 They accused him, “You went into the home of the uncircumcised and ate with them!” 4 Step-by-step, Peter explained what had happened. 5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying when I had a visionary experience. In my vision, I saw something…
The Gazelle in the Room
SCRIPTURE: Acts 9:36-43, New International Version 36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas*); she was always doing good and helping the poor. 37 About that time [when the disciples were traveling in the area] she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room.38 Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged…
Check In, Check Up, Check List
SCRIPTURE: Romans 12:9-18 New Revised Standard Version 9 Let love be genuine;hate what is evil,hold fast to what is good;10 love one another with mutual affection;outdo one another in showing honor.11 Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the opportune time.12 Rejoice in hope,be patient in suffering,persevere in prayer.13 Contribute to the needs of the saints;extend hospitality to strangers.14 Bless those who persecute you;bless and do not curse them.15 Rejoice with those who rejoice,weep with those who…
Stories: The Medicine of Memory
SCRIPTURE: Acts 5:12-16, 27-34 The Message, 35-37 The Living Bible 12-16 Through the work of the apostles, many God-signs were set up among the people, many wonderful things done. They all met regularly and in remarkable harmony on the Temple porch named after Solomon. But even though people admired them a lot, outsiders were wary about joining them…. [The apostles were arrested by the Chief Priest and put in jail. During the night an “angel of God” let them out,…
Crows, Airborne Seeds & Jesus On the Loose
SCRIPTURE: Luke 24:1-12 Tree of Life, The Message, New Living Translation, New Life Version, First Nations Version 24 It was now sunrise on the first day of the week; at daybreak, the crack of dawn, the women came to the tomb, carrying the burial spices they had prepared. 2 They found the stone had been rolled away from the burial cave, the tomb; 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of Creator Sets Free (Jesus), the…
Tenderness, Anger & Jesus’ Feet
SCRIPTURE: John 12:1-8, Expanded Bible This translation includes internal notes that are printed inside brackets in italics. 12 Six days before the Passover Feast, Jesus went to Bethany, where Lazarus lived. (Lazarus is the man Jesus raised from the dead.) 2 There they had a dinner for Jesus. Martha served the food, and Lazarus was one of the people ·eating [reclining; it was customary to eat formal meals while reclining around a low table] with Jesus. 3 Mary brought in…