Cheaters Never Prosper?

A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian September 19, 2010 Luke 16:1-13 Then Jesus said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. So he summoned him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you?…

Seat at the Table

A Sermon Preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church Aug 29, 2010 Luke 14:1-14 On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him closely. Just then, in front of him, there was a man who had dropsy. And Jesus…

Faith, Faith, Faith….

A sermon preached August 8, 2010 at Southminster Presbyterian Church. Genesis 15:1-6 After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.” But Abram said, “O Lord GOD, what will you give me, for I continue…

The Lord’s Prayer and Airport Security

A Sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church Boise, Idaho July 25, 2010 Luke 11:1-13 Jesus was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your…

A Sabbath Sermon

A guest sermon by Lucy Waechter Webb July 11, 2010 Southminster Presbyterian Church Gen 2:1-4 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all heir multitude. And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done.…

Slave and Free

A Sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian May 16, 2010 Acts 16:16-40 One day, as we were going to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners a great deal of money by fortune-telling. While she followed Paul and us, she would cry out, “These…

Easter Sermon

Isaiah 65:17-25 For I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating; for I am about to create Jerusalem as a joy, and its people as a delight. I will rejoice…