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 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,
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany: Jeremiah 17:5-10, Luke 6:17-26 Back in 1998, a well known politician made a bizarre statement. Now, I know that’s not anything unusual, and I would only have to look
Metropolitan Community Church of Columbia, S.C. Readings for the 24th Sunday after Pentecost: Jeremiah 23:1-16 Colossians 1:11-20 I’m not sure how this keeps happening. It seems that Andy keeps scheduling me to preach on important liturgical days. As a recovering Southern Baptist I am an
Metropolitan Community Church of Columbia, S.C. Readings for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost: 1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight
Preached at a joint service of Holy Trinity Metropolitan Community Church and Augustine United Reformed Church, Edinburgh, Scotland Reading for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost: “I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! 50 I have a baptism
Reading for the Second Sunday after Epiphany: John 2:3-10 Ancient Jewish weddings were different than modern weddings. People did not fly to Hawaii for a honeymoon. For about a week, the couple had an “open house.”1 During the week, the couple was treated as royalty.
Metropolitan Community Church of Columbia, S.C. Readings for Transfiguration Sunday (Last Sunday before Lent): 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2, Luke 9:28-43 When I was growing up in the Southern Baptist church, there were two words that I had never thought to put together – “church” and “calendar.”