I Corinthians 1:26-31, 6:9-11 Let me take you back to 65 AD, some thirty years after Jesus rose from the dead. A thriving church had grown in Shechem, a small town in Samaria. Shechem had a proud history that had its first association with the Hebrew Bible in Genesis 33 After Jacob came from Paddan…
I John 1:5-10 Genesis 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God…
various Today is the last of eight sermons in a series of sermons on the topic of Intimacy with God, unless I get inspired and come up with another idea in the next week. It has been an interesting series for me and has helped me to intensify my desire to be in a more…
John 1:43-47 There is a lot of speculation about Nathanael, about whom we heard in the Gospel lesson for this morning. His name appears only twice in the Bible, here in this account and then in John 21 where he is listed among those who had breakfast with Jesus after his resurrection. There is no…
Various I need five people to come forward who want to hear God speak to them. We’re going to do something together. I don’t know if it will work, but I want to try it. It worked once so let’s see what happens this time. I need five brave people. Here is a box of…