god's breath

Funeral Sermon: God’s Breath Suffocates Death

As this sermon reminds us, the scriptures are very clear and forceful that in times of crisis, many people feel the absence of God. There is pain, loss, brokenness and death in all of our lives. Yet, even in the context of a funeral, we remember what Ezekiel learned: God's breath suffocates death.

What’s Inside Counts

This Children's sermon reminds kids that God knows all about us because He made us. And it is what is inside a person that counts, not what we see from the outside.

Advent: Time to Wait Luke 1; James 5:7-11

Advent reminds us how important it is to wait patiently for God, to wait even through difficulty. But, as this sermon points out, Advent also points beyond the waiting to receiving the fulfillment of God's promise, and to experiencing the wonder of God's blessing.

Jesus’ Dedication: Holding God’s Baby Luke 2:21-40

This Christmas sermon on Jesus' dedication at the temple notes how Luke presents Jesus at the temple in a remarkable way. He is a special baby, but Jesus is not an actor in the story. He can't act; He is just a baby. What other characters in the story do and say, especially in the larger context of scripture, tells us who He is. And how others in the story respond to Jesus says that He is worthy of worship.

Christmas: Indifferent to Christmas

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from the U.S. Treasury, that all of America should go shopping. And all went out to shop, each to his own mall. This sermon looks at growing indifference to the true meaning of Christmas and encourages us to allow it to have it's full, life-changing impact on us.