I preached this sermon at Grace UMC on January 13, 2013. Here’s the audio and the scripture (Luke 3:15-23a). Only you can prevent forest fires. That’s the advice of the iconic Smokey the Bear. Forest fires are not to be taken lightly and I do hope each of you takes fire safety seriously. But […]
I preached this sermon on Epiphany Sunday, January 6, 2013 at Grace UMC. Here’s the audio and the scripture (Luke 3:1-14) Last week, we began a three week sermon series entitled, “Grow” aimed at learning from Jesus’ steps of growth after his birth to the beginning of his ministry. We read Luke’s account of a […]
I preached this sermon on December 30th at Grace UMC. Here’s the audio and the text (Luke 2:41-52). Today’s sermon is brought to you by the number twelve. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but twelve year old boys can be strange. They don’t seem to operate by the same socially agreed upon customs that […]