Easter Day Sermon 2020

We read in the Epistle this morning “If ye be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on this above, not on things on the earth.” (Colossians 3:1-2) These words inform us of what we should do. The Gospel speaks of…

Palm Sunday 2018 Do not our hearts fill with sorrow when we hear the words: “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Most would believe, that these words are of desperation, but yet; to those who understand these words from Psalm 22, we know that this psalm ends with a “generation coming forth,…

The Collect speaks of a:  “fellowship of (yes, within) Christ’s Religion” And the epistle reading refers to:  “servants of God” And in this morning’s Gospel, Jesus speaks of a time that: “I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice….. Christ’s Religion. 2) Servants of God. 3) Till; He will see us again. How…

Second Sun. after Easter   St. John 10:11-16    15 April 2018 / Reverend Dr. Dennis Washburn Introduction-a popular name for Second Sunday after Easter is Good Shepherd Sunday. The readings contain theme. Two parts of shepherd theme in Old Testament. A) the LORD God of Israel as a shepherd and His covenant people as sheep. B)  some…

So often we get caught up in the moment, as we become too busy to really see what we see and really hear what we hear. The busyness of life pushes us more and more, until we are living for the purpose of simply keeping up, with all of the demands of this life. Sometimes…