Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for Eighth Sunday after Pentecost: Romans 8:12-25, Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Mother, father please explain to me Why a world so full of mystery A place so bitter and still so sweet So beautiful and yet
Reading for the Third Sunday of Easter: After breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?’ ‘Yes, Master, you know I love you.’ Jesus said, ‘Feed my lambs.’ He then asked a second time, ‘Simon, son
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost: Psalm 86:1-12, Matthew 10:24-39 Is there anyone who Ever remembers changing their mind from The paint on a sign? Is there anyone who really recalls Ever breaking rank at
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for Trinity Sunday (First Sunday after Pentecost): 2 Corinthians 13:5-14, Matthew 28:16-20 Is it getting better, or do you feel the same? Will it make it easier on you, now you got someone to blame?
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for Ash Wednesday: Joel 2:12-18, Matthew 6:1-15 Let me begin with a couple of silly questions: How many of you use a computer? How many of you have had your computer crash? I imagine many
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings: Isaiah 49:1-7, Matthew 23:1-7, 23-34 Please rise as you are able and do as I do. Stand on one leg. Touch your nose. Pat your head. Now jump up and down. Turn to your neighbors
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the Second Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 11:1-10, Matthew 3:1-12 I sat down to write a sermon this week. I started on Monday. I got an idea. I wrote some stuff down. I got another
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7; Luke 17:11-19 Let’s begin this morning with a little song: If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands If you’re happy and you know
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost: Hebrews 11:1-16, Luke 12:32-34 This morning’s sermon title contains three words that I have never actually said in a sentence before: “Where’s my purse?” Saying those three words in
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost: Psalm 25:1-7, Luke 10:25-37 This is probably one of the most preached passages around, mainly because it’s pretty easy to write a sermon around. You have a helpless victim,