I’m preaching from Matthew 5:1-20 this weekend. Jesus said, You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In...
[slideshare id=43468251&doc=livinginfreedomsermonslides-150113075704-conversion-gate02] Narrative Lectionary Text: Matthew 3:1-17 What do you want to burn today? I know I would like to burn about twenty pounds. Are you with me on that one? It is the New Year and...
This weekend we are looking at John the Baptist and the Baptism of Jesus in Matthew 3:1-17. This drawing helped me think through the text. Baptism is not merely a ritual of water. That was John’s baptism. The baptism that Jesus calls us to is a continual process...
Moving Forward in Uncertain Times | A Sermon from Matthew 2:13-23 from Steve Thomason Narrative Lectionary Text: Matthew 2:13-23 The Flight to Egypt [Slide 1] Happy New Year, everybody. I don’t know about you, but I feel like I’ve been eating non-stop...
Narrative Lectionary Text: Isaiah 42:1-9 and Matthew 12:15-21 Every week we say that Advent is a season of waiting. I wonder. What are you waiting for? I know my son told me that he is waiting for the day when we stop talking about waiting. What about you? I think...
