Posted in Sermon Notes on Feb 28th, 2013
Lenten Sermon Series: Everyday Spirituality Everyday Wisdom Proverbs 3:1-12; 30:1-4, NRSV Reflections People often think of Christian morality as a kind of bargain in which God says “If you keep a lot of rules I’ll reward you, and if you don’t I’ll do the other thing.” I do not think that is the best way […]
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Posted in Sermon Notes on Feb 28th, 2013
Lenten Sermon Series: Everyday Spirituality Everyday Awe Psalm 147: 1-11, NRSV Reflections There is nothing drab about worship: but something rather exciting as we wait for God to move. There is nothing clerical about it: every member is involved. There is nothing verbose about it: silence can be golden. “There was silence in heaven for […]
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Posted in Sermon Notes on Feb 28th, 2013
Lenten Sermon Series: Everyday Spirituality Everyday Discipleship Luke 9:18-27, 51-62, NRSV Reflections The essential and primary invitation is to join God. We do this through becoming a disciple of Jesus who includes us in his own relationship with the Father. This is much more than joining the church. Becoming an adherent of the church without […]
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