Christ Needs You

Third Sunday after Epiphany Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a Luke 4:14-21 The 39-year-old James Montgomery Flagg had a deadline to meet. It was summer of 1916 and he had to design a cover for Leslie Illustrated magazine. He was highly encouraged to design a cover that would help convince Americans to enlist in …

A New Name

Second Sunday after Epiphany Isaiah 62:1-5 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 John 2:1-11 Do you know where your name comes from or what it means? Do you have any family traditions in regard to naming children? My family has a tradition of naming folks after family members who have died. The tradition follows that we will name …

The Burning of the Chaff

Baptism of Our Lord Isaiah 43:1-7 Acts 8:14-17 Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Click here for audio of sermon.

God’s Heart Revealed

Second Sunday after Christmas Jeremiah 31:7-14 Ephesians 1:3-14 John 1:1-18 On a busy street in Tokyo, Japan, a few dozen men nervously await their turn to take the stage. Wearing a stiff suit, businessman Yoshiharu Nishiguchi climbs the steps of the outdoor stage and stands in front of a giant heart made of pink tulips. …