Listen to the sermon from Sunday, December 6, 2015 titled “Waiting in Peace” by Rev. Stephanie Coooper. Today is the second Sunday of Advent. The Sunday of Peace, which is important. But it’s also the Sunday in the lectionary where we are introduced to John the Baptist. And in good taste, being Baptist and all… […]
Advent came early to our house this year. Christmas, too for that matter. We’ve been waiting since last spring for the birth of our first grandchild, our daughter Kara. Sure enough, Georgia made her appearance at 3:09 a.m. on Wednesday, November 25th, one month earlier than Jesus. (I got to be the ox and the […]
Listen to the sermon from Sunday, November 22, 2015 titled “Jesus Rules” by Rev. Dr. Larry Bethune. This is the last day of the Christian year. We begin a new year next week with the first Sunday of Advent, a season of waiting for Christ’s arrival at Christmas. Then we celebrate the revelation of Christ […]
Listen to the sermon from Sunday, November 15, 2015 titled “The Beginning of the End” by Rev. Dr. Larry Bethune. THE END: this is where everything begins. Learning requires unlearning, setting forth means leaving behind, and even birth begins with death as a child leaves the womb and parents face “the end of life […]
Listen to the sermon from Sunday, November 8, 2015 titled “Giving Up” by Rev. Dr. Larry Bethune. It’s that time of year again. Thanksgiving season. Give it up to God, y’all, for the bounty of creation and all the tender mercies you’ve received. Take the attitude of gratitude, and let your thanksgiving become “thanks-living.” ‘Tis […]
Listen to the sermon from Sunday, November 1, 2015 titled “Death and Life” by Rev. Dr. Larry Bethune. The church is full today. Not an empty pew. We are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses. Those of you who are new don’t know some of the beloved in our midst. The pastors: Maddry. Smith. Mann. […]
Listen to the sermon from Sunday, October 25, 2015 titled “Let Me See Again” by Rev. Stephanie Cooper. This past weekend, Ashley and I dove head-first into all of the fall activities. We went out to a fall festival where we picked out pumpkins, and we carved our pumpkins while we drank apple cider and […]
Listen to the sermon from Sunday, October 18, 2015 titled “What is Your Point?” by Rev. Dr. Larry Bethune. Jockeying for power. It happens in every group. So two disciples approach Jesus as they’re walking along and begin with the standard prayer I suppose all of us pray: “”Teacher, we want you to do for […]
Listen to the sermon from Sunday, October 11, 2015 titled “The Sword and the Scalpel” by Rev. Dr. Larry Bethune. Okay, you know I love the Bible. It is our sacred story. I know that many people, perhaps even some of you, would set the Bible aside as antiquated, incomprehensible, even dangerous in the […]
Listen to the sermon from Sunday, September 27, 2015 titled “Seasons” by Rev. Dr. Larry Bethune. I love to cook. I’m not the best cook in our household, but I take my turn. The secret to cooking good food is in how you season it. I like to try all kinds of seasons, because as […]