Sermons

Click for Sunday worship material (G) Barbara Loomis 4/27/25 Rejoice and Be Glad Psalms 118:14-29 Traditionally the second Sunday of Easter usually has the story of Doubting Thomas. I didn’t feel like speaking about Doubting Thomas this Sunday and the other scripture choices I had was one in Revelation and Psalms. Revelation is intimidating to…

Click here for worship material   MUSINGS ON EMPATHY Empathy had been on my mind for the past month or two, ever since I heard some commentators discussing Elon Musk’s view on empathy when he reportedly stated in an interview that, “The fundamental weakness of Western Civilization is empathy. The empathy exploit.” This is not…

Click here for worship materials “God, My Father and Your Father” I want to start with something funny. I heard a story about three Catholic ladies who were boasting about their sons: One said, “My son is a priest. When he walks into a room, people say, ‘Father.’” The second said, “My son is a…

Click here for worship material   “From Palms to Passion” I want to start something funny that I found an internet site: Did you hear about the donkey that carried Jesus into Jerusalem? Well, he wasn’t seen around Jesus the next day because he went back into town alone. He strutted in, expecting cheers and…

Click here for worship material  “A Better Choice and A Better Life” I want to start with something funny that I found on the internet: There was a preacher who fell into the ocean and couldn’t swim. A boat came by, and the captain yelled, “Do you need help, sir?” The preacher calmly replied, “No,…

Click here for worship material  “Marks of the True Christians” (Membership Caring Month #5)   I want to start with something funny that I found on an internet site: “If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale, and gave all my money to the church, would I get into heaven?”…

Click here for worship material   “Sowing Seeds of Care in the Family of Faith” (Membership Caring Month #4)           I want to start with something funny that I found on an internet site: One day, a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that…

Click here for worship material “Many Parts in One Body: A Call to Care” (Membership Caring Month #3)             I want to start with something funny that I found an internet site: A few minutes before the church service started, the congregants were sitting in their pews, talking. Suddenly, Satan appeared at the front of…

Click for worship material “The Unity in the Body of Christ” (Membership Caring Month #2)   I want to start with something funny that I found on an internet site: Sam shows up at a revival meeting, seeking help. “I need you to pray for my hearing,” he tells the preacher. The preacher puts his…

Click for worship material   “A Heart Turned Toward God”            Yesterday, I took out palm leaves that we had kept from last year’s Palm Sunday and made ashes with them. I remember how fresh and beautiful the palm leaves were, but over time, they dried and crumbled into ashes. As I set fire to…