Hardee’s Sign Introduction This is a sign that hangs in the Hardee’s on Drake Ave in Huntsville. Now, I love Hardee’s as much as the next person, but this sign sort of struck me as an odd mish-mash of sloganeering for commercial purposes. I don’t disagree with any slogan on the list. I understand that […]
I preached this sermon on April 13th, 2014 at Grace UMC. The text was Matthew 21:1-11. Jesus has done some interesting things this Lent. He went 40 days without food and water. He had a conversation with the devil. He suggested that people can be born more than one time. He told a woman everything […]
I preached this sermon on March 30th, 2014 at Grace UMC as part of our Release: Finding Space for the Resurrection Lenten worship series. The text was John 9:1-41. Audio is below. I have a little test for you. Let’s see how many of you can get this right. This is a highly successful British commercial […]
I preached this sermon at Grace UMC on March 16th, 2014 as part of our Lenten sermon series, “Release: Finding Space for the Resurrection.” The text is John 3:1-17. Listen below. Has anyone every told you a story of something incredible – so incredible that you couldn’t help but to have some doubts about it? […]
I preached this sermon on Epiphany Sunday, January 5th, 2013 at Grace United Methodist Church. The text was Matthew 2:1-12. Before we read our Scripture this morning, I wanted to ask you all – How many wise men are there? As we read our Scripture, see if you can tell how many wise men […]
I preached this sermon at Grace United Methodist Church on December 29th, 2013. The text was Matthew 2:13-23. Here’s the audio: About five years ago, not long after I had become youth pastor at Grace, we had a lock-out and as part of the lock-out, I took the youth to see a movie at Monaco […]
I preached this sermon on Sunday, November 17, 2013 as the third sermon in our church’s series, “Finding Our Place in the Covenant Story,” focusing on God’s covenant with King David. The scripture is II Samuel 7:1-17 and it is integrated throughout the sermon. Here’s the audio: http://www.noren-hentz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sermon-2013-11-171.mp3 The Spanish anarchist, Buenaventura Durruti, has famously […]
I preached this sermon on Sunday, October 20, 2013 as part of our church’s “BUILD: An Extreme Makeover” series at Grace United Methodist Church. The scripture is Genesis 7:1-5. Here’s the audio: Stories capture what happened in the past in a compressed format. Because stories are compressed, they leave certain details out. There’s some obviously […]
I preached this sermon on Sunday, September 8, 2013 as the final sermon in our Grace Factory series. The scripture is Luke 9:1-6. Here’s the audio. In more than 3 out of 4 times, the team that wins each series in the National Basketball Association playoffs has home court advantage. In 2006, the Miami […]
I preached this sermon at Grace United Methodist Church on June 30th, 2013. The text was Galatians 5:1,13-25. Here’s the audio: Freedom is as American as apple pie. This week, especially, we’ll take time to celebrate and enjoy those freedoms. Freedom, it seems, is one of those things that you can never have too much […]