Sermons on Coronavirus
God Within Makes All the Difference
Scriptures: Psalm 23; John 10:1-10 A friend of mine just posted on Facebook this week that Thursday was the 3000th consecutive day of him running at least 1 mile. Since July of 2012, he’s not missed a single day of running, whether outdoors or on a treadmill. Not a single day. Not when he was sick. Not when he was traveling or on vacation. Not when the weather’s bad. Not even during is deployment to the Middle East. 3000 consecutive…
How Should We Respond?
Scripture Reading: Lamentations 4:1-24 If you’re like me, and you’ve been following this particular series from the book of Lamentations, you may have already drawn a parallel between the experience of those left behind after Jerusalem’s fall and our own experience of the fallout of coronavirus pandemic. I’m not suggesting that they’re the same, because they’re not. A quick reading of Lamentations chapter 4 makes that clear. We haven’t abandoned our children. We’re not starving and malnourished. And we certainly…
July 16: More Than An Hour On Sunday
This is the fourth in a 4-part sermon series entitle “The What’s? How’s? and Why’s? of Worship.” This series is intended to address how United Methodist understand the meaning of worship, and how we organize the Sunday worship service. It will also be an opportunity for Pastor Drew to share is vision for our worship life, as well as talk about where things stand with the development of a second worship service. Message #1: The Many Layers of “Why?” Message…
July 9: Not In MY Church
This is the third in a 4-part sermon series entitle “The What’s? How’s? and Why’s? of Worship.” This series is intended to address how United Methodist understand the meaning of worship, and how we organize the Sunday worship service. It will also be an opportunity for Pastor Drew to share is vision for our worship life, as well as talk about where things stand with the development of a second worship service. Message #1: The Many Layers of Why? Message…
July 2: Breathe In Grace, Breathe Out Praise
This is the second in a 4-part sermon series entitle “The What’s? How’s? and Why’s? of Worship.” This series is intended to address how United Methodist understand the meaning of worship, and how we organize the Sunday worship service. It will also be an opportunity for Pastor Drew to share is vision for our worship life, as well as talk about where things stand with the development of a second worship service. (Some of the ideas in the first two…
June 25: The Many Layers of Why?
This is the first in a 4-part sermon series entitle “The What’s? How’s? and Why’s? of Worship.” This series is intended to address how United Methodist understand the meaning of worship, and how we organize the Sunday worship service. It will also be an opportunity for Pastor Drew to share is vision for our worship life, as well as talk about where things stand with the development of a second worship service. (Some of the ideas in the first two…
Because It Benefits the Whole Community
If you were the coach of a team — any sport, it doesn’t matter – would you rather have a team with 1 or 2 really, really good players who win you lots of games, or a team with no really good players, but they work well as a team, and win just as many games? Thursday’s CNN.com ran a fascinating article about today’s generation of young athletes. Geno Auriemma, head coach of U of Conn. women’s basketball team for…
Because Jesus Cares About Them
This is a sermon preached by Pastor Drew on March 5. It’s the first in a 5-part series called, “Why Should We Care About Them?” Read: Luke 15:1-10 Have you ever had the experience where you walk into a restaurant on a hot summer day only to discover that the A/C is turned up so high that you need a heavy sweater to stay warm? For years my mom has kept a sweatshirt in her trunk for this very purpose,…
Because They Matter!
This is a sermon preached by Pastor Drew Hart. It is the second in a 5-part sermon series about being externally-focused. There series is entitled, “Why Should We Care About Them?” Read: Luke 5:12-16 In terms of dollars and cents, how much do you suppose this person contributes to society? [photo of homeless person on a sidewalk covered with a blanket] Probably nothing. How much of a financial “drain” might some consider him/her to be? Somebody has to cover the…