Sermons By Date - January 2010

When we win, should we share?

01/31/2010

David didn’t go to battle but the battle came to him.  His home was ransacked and his family kidnapped.  His comrades suffered the same losses and blamed David for their problems.  David was discouraged and desperate.  He turned to God for direction and hope.  God sent him into an unexpected fight and an unprecedented victory.

Not your battle

01/24/2010

David faced an impossible dilemma.  Even though he was a faithful and loyal Israelite his own king had turned against him.  David and his small army fled to Israel’s enemy for safety.  Now Israel and Philistia were headed to battle and David had to fight on one side or the other.  Either way was trouble.

One of Jesus’ favorite words

01/17/2010

Since God created and loves every person ever born, as followers of Jesus we have the privilege and responsibility to provide all people with access to all of God’s good gifts. It is unjust for some to have plenty while others do without, whether it is food, medical care, justice, clean water or the good news of new life through Jesus.

Who is your neighbor?

01/10/2010

One day Jesus was asked by an expert in the law, ‘What must I do to inherit eternal life?’ The conversation led to another question by a legal expert, ‘Who is my neighbor?’ In response, Jesus told a story we call the ‘Parable of the Good Samaritan.’ Jesus challenges everyone in this story to get beyond comfort zones and stereotypes, and give practical, oftentimes inconvenient loving care to an

The king who went to a witch

01/03/2010

Saul became a frightened and desperate leader who turned to dangerous and illegal behavior.  In one of the Bible’s most bizarre stories we read how the king visited a witch to practice necromancy—calling up the prophet Samuel from the grave to ask for his advice.