Sermons

8-18-2019   August 18th, 2019 Hebrew 11:29-12:2                                                               Pastor Jenny Lee, Ph.D. Upper St. Croix Parish UMC “By Faith, We Are Here”   Do you remember when you became a Christian? How did you become a Christian? Some of you are perhaps, from birth; some of you are from the teenager, twenties, thirties, or much later.…

John 16:12-15 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the…

Acts 2:1-21 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Coming of the Holy Spirit 2 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared…

John 14:23-29 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 23 Jesus answered him, “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24 Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; and the word that you hear is not mine, but is…

John 13:31-35 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The New Commandment 31 When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. 32 If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. 33 Little children, I am with you only…

John 10:22-30 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Jesus Is Rejected by the Jews 22 At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. 24 So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense?…

Acts 5:27-32 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 27 When they had brought them, they had them stand before the council. The high priest questioned them, 28 saying, “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you are determined to bring this man’s blood on us.” 29 But Peter and…

John 20:1-18 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Resurrection of Jesus 20 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus…

Luke 19:28-40 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 28 After he had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, 30 saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as…

Isaiah 43:16-21 New Revied Standard Version (NRSV) 16 Thus says the Lord,     who makes a way in the sea,     a path in the mighty waters, 17 who brings out chariot and horse,     army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise,     they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: 18 Do not remember the former things,     or consider the things of…