A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho February 9, 2019 Matthew 7:1-14, 24-29 This passage, like last week’s, is continuing with Matthew’s account of the Sermon on the Mount. I don’t know about you, but I hear this section of the Sermon and think, “really, Jesus? Are you sure about this? We…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho February 3, 2019 Matthew 6:19-21-25-34 Our passage today comes from the middle of a big section of Jesus’ teachings in Matthew’s gospel. It almost feels like Jesus set up a chalkboard and said “class is in session” and then lectured for 4 days. I’m sure…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church Boise, Idaho Matthew 4:1-17 Just last week, you heard the story of Jesus being baptized by John in the Jordan River. God’s voice spoke from heaven about how Jesus was God’s beloved son, in whom God was well pleased. And in the very next verse, with which our…
My STAR word for 2018 was “favor”. Noah is said to have found favor with God in the book of Genesis, before the ark project begins. And Mary, the young girl from Nazareth is greeted by a divine messenger and told “Greetings, favored one!…. You have found favor with God”. She goes on to (spoiler…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian in Boise, Idaho Matthew 1:1-17 Dec 30, 2018 I was always the person in my family who wanted to know the family tree. Even though I was adopted, and none of the blood, genes, or quirks from that tree ran through my veins. While I’ve always been grateful to…
A Christmas Eve Sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho Dec 24, 2018 Luke 2 I’ve been on the lookout for a Christmas card a friend received many years ago. And I haven’t been able to find it. But I found a close version of it when procrastinating on writing this sermon. Sadly,…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church for the third Sunday of Advent. Dec 16, 2018 Matthew 1:18-25 Have you ever looked at the families in Christmas advertisements and commercials? They are all beautiful. They wear outfits that are coordinating, but not too matchy matchy. They are uniformly happy and joyful. They are gathered together around…
