Traditional Sermon Baptism Of Our Lord And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.’ –Matthew 3:17, NRSV Two weeks ago we were at the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia with our grandson. And since it was the week between Christmas and New Years, there were…
Advent 2 New Day Sermon During the second week of Advent we remember promises of hope and love. How do you share these Advent promises with another?
Traditional Sermon, Pentecost 23 So things are not always what they appear. Sometimes due to our own preconceptions and prejudices we can completely misread the world around us. For example, at one point in history, because of humanities narrow perspective from our limited knowledge, we believed that the world was flat and that if you traveled…
Email Devotion Pentecost 22 He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy, through the water of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. (Titus 3:5, NRSV) “Was that just regular water you put in?” “Sure was.” “I thought it had to be special.” “It…
New Day Sermon Pentecost 13 Difficult words from Jesus for a world in great difficulty. Is the fire of the Holy Spirit, only one that brings division? Or are there other realities?
Traditional Sermon, Pentecost 9 Shema Israel Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad… “Hear O’ Israel, the Lord is our God; the Lord is one.” This is the first line of the prayer known as the Shema, that Pastor Pretz mentioned in his sermon last week. The Shema is recited or chanted twice daily (morning & night) by…
