Sermons on Power
Does God Play Favorites?
Scripture: Luke 16:19-31 Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door! Does anyone here recognize this proclamation? It’s part of a poem by Emma Lazarus entitled ‘The New Colossus,’ which is inscribed on a plaque affixed to the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. (Colossus is defined as ‘a statue of gigantic size’). Here’s the…
Been There, Done That!
This is the fourth in a 5-part Lenten sermon series called “He Chose the Nails,” based on Max Lucado’s book by the same title. Sermon #1: “Crossing Over to the Dark Side“ Sermon #2: “He Lets Us Choose, Too” Sermon #3: “He’s Got Our Backs” Sermon #5: “The Cross: From Tragedy to Triumph” Readings: 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 and Hebrews 4:14-15 If you found yourself drowning, which one of these would you want to come rescue you? Men, if you came…