Sermons

A House Divided (Ephesians 2: 11-22)   On June 16, 1858, senatorial candidate Abraham Lincoln gave his famous House Divided Speech.  He had just accepted the nomination of his party to become their candidate for [...]

The Altogether Christian (Ephesians 1: 3-14)   During our lifetimes we’ve all known people who seemed unflappable, self-assured, confident, and fearless in the face of a disaster, crisis, or hard times.  They may not have [...]

(Mark 6: 1-13)   It was a little over eight years ago as I was finishing up my last Certified Lay Ministry class when our District Superintendent Daniel Foster approached me and said: “I think [...]

The Work of Grace  2 Corinthians 8:7-15  Our God is a generous God, and generosity is one of the marks of God’s People.  What do I mean by generosity?  The dictionary defines “generosity” as “liberality in giving or willingness to [...]

The New Creation (2 Corinthians 6: 1-13)   In last week’s sermon I quoted John Wesley who said: If anyone be in Christ, there is a new creation.  Only the power that makes a world [...]

Whose People? (2 Corinthians 5: 6-17)   Back when I was in private practice in rural East Texas, I took cases outside of San Jacinto County to expand my practice and make ends meet.  I [...]