Sermons

Good morning, Community UMC family! Happy Sunday! Let me begin with a simple question: How many languages can you say “thank you” in? English: Thank you, Gracias in Spanish, merci in French, danke in German, or arigatou gozaimasu in Japanese. I am so [...]

Getting Your Mind Right (Philippians 2: 1-16)   I know I’ve mentioned this before, but one of my favorite movies is Cool Hand Luke starring Paul Newman as Luke.  Luke is a petty criminal, and [...]

Church vs. State (Romans 13: 1-7)   I guess that if there is anything positive you can say about our political cycles is that they often call into question where we stand as Followers of [...]

Look Up, Not Down Romans 14: 1-12                After being voted out of office the first time, Teresa and I moved three hours away to Tyler, Texas where I landed a job as an Assistant [...]

Gospel Loopholes Romans 13: 8-14   Back when I practiced law, I would have the occasional client come in with a problem wanting me to see if there was a way around the law, and [...]

No Strings Attached (Romans 12: 1-8)   In the world of social media, it’s called: Click Bait.  Something pops up on your Facebook feed that looks interesting, tempting and possibly too good to be true.  [...]