Sermons from June 2022
Jesus’ Itinerary: NOT a Vacation Plan
SCRIPTURE: Luke 9:51-62, Good News Translation, The Message, First Nations Version 51 When it came close to the time for his Ascension, Jesus gathered up his courage and steeled himself for the journey to Jerusalem. 52 He sent messengers ahead of him, who went into a village in Samaria to get everything ready for him. 53 But the people there would not receive him, because it was clear that he was on his way to Jerusalem and they wanted nothing…
Freedom’s Song
SCRIPTURE: Acts 16:19-34, New Revised Standard Version 19 [In Philippi, two men who were angry because Paul and Silas had interfered with their control over an enslaved woman] seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities. 20 When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said, “These men, these Jews, are disturbing our city 21 and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us, being Romans, to adopt or observe.” 22 The crowd…
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…