Sermons By Date - November 2011

Words to Mary

11/27/2011

Mary thought her life would follow the usual path for a teenaged girl in Nazareth—marriage; babies; struggles; joys.  Then God sent an angel with words changing everything.  She was troubled by the words because they cast her into a sea of uncertainties.  We usually prefer to know what’s ahead even if it’s not exactly what we want.  Mary responded as we should respond to the plans and promises

Words to Mary

11/27/2011

Mary thought her life would follow the usual path for a teenaged girl in Nazareth—marriage; babies; struggles; joys.  Then God sent an angel with words changing everything.  She was troubled by the words because they cast her into a sea of uncertainties.  We usually prefer to know what’s ahead even if it’s not exactly what we want.  Mary responded as we should respond to the plans and promises

Give thanks

11/20/2011

Let’s make a mental list of all the things we are grateful for and all the things we are ungrateful for.  There are two ways to measure the list—by length and by weight.  Some people are wired for positive thinking and their grateful list is longer; some people are wired for worry and the ungrateful list is longer.  But when it comes to weight, the Christian’s grateful list is always heaviest

Give thanks

11/20/2011

Let’s make a mental list of all the things we are grateful for and all the things we are ungrateful for.  There are two ways to measure the list—by length and by weight.  Some people are wired for positive thinking and their grateful list is longer; some people are wired for worry and the ungrateful list is longer.  But when it comes to weight, the Christian’s grateful list is always heaviest

Pray continually

11/13/2011

Praying continually doesn’t mean that our lips are always moving (although some monastics have tried to keep praying around the clock, including while they are asleep).  It is more like texting (some teens send tens of thousands of text messages).  Think of God as your best friend on Facebook or your constant connection on Twitter.  Praying constantly is staying in touch with God about everyth

Go make disciples

11/06/2011

To be a Christian is to be a disciple of Jesus Christ.  And, to be a disciple of Jesus Christ is to make more disciples of Jesus Christ.  It’s what a Christian does.  This doesn’t mean we all go overseas as missionaries but that we all have a clear and active part in making disciples.  Money is an important and necessary part but never think that we can hire others to do what we are supposed t