Sermons from August 2024
It’s All About Mercy and Kindness
In the Old Testament book of Micah the question is asked, what does the Lord require of us? As children of God, we are to act justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God (Micah 6:6-8). However in the parable of the Good Samaritan, we observe how easy it can be to squander opportunities to be a blessing to those who are in need of assistance. Pastor Ron discusses how displays of compassion, mercy and kindness towards…
For Thine is the Kingdom…
For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory Forever and Ever. Amen. This Sunday we celebrate the end of our series on the Lord’s Prayer and the end of my time as your pastor. I pray this will not be a time of sorrow but a time of celebration. I am in no way Jesus nor would I ever claim to be, but when I think about leaving and the end of the Lord’s Prayer I think…
Forgive us Our…?
We turn this week to the most confusing part of the Lord’s Prayer, forgive us our…What? Sins? Trespasses? Debts? Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us is important because it covers a multitude of sins (ba-dum ching!). Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us could also work really well in our world today as we constantly struggle with good emotional and physical boundaries. Yet, forgive us our debts, as we…
Give us This Day Our Daily Bread…
This week in our series on the Lord’s Prayer, we turn to “give us this day our daily bread.” Most live in a world where we don’t worry about where our next meal might come from, but this is not how all of the world lives. Our daily bread isn’t just about what we will eat. But do we think about our food and where it comes from?