Sermons from 2017 (Page 7)

Baptism for Action

At the first church I served, I was offering chapel time for the preschool crowd.  It was this time of year and we were talking about baptism.  We read the story of Jesus’ baptism, and began to talk about our own baptisms.  I had with me a baptismal bowl.  As I would talk about Jesus’ baptism, I would take water in my…

It’s All In The Book

Happy New Year!  You may well be used to writing 2017 on your checks and notes by now, but since I was away last week fulfilling my duties for the Board of Ordained Ministry, I want to wish you Happy New Year.  I wonder if you have thought about resolutions and goals for this year.  Last year as I prayed about the…