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Sermon 2 Kings 2:1-12 & Mark 9:2-9 Growin’ Up By Jeffrey K. London How do we know when someone has grown up? How do we know when we ourselves have grown up? I remember being 15 years old and wanting desperately to be 16 so that I could drive. The young want to grow quickly … Continue reading “2 Kings 2:1-12 Growin’ Up (London) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 Resurrection Threatens Death Every Day By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker The prophet Elijah makes an awesome exit from this life. He is carried to heaven in a whirlwind, transported by a fiery chariot with fiery horses! This breath taking scene may cause us to overlook what else takes place in … Continue reading “2 Kings 2:1-14 Resurrection Threatens Death Every Day (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Kings 5:1-14 Unnatural Laws! By Richard Niell Donovan The story of Naaman the leper deals with several issues simultaneously. First, Naaman was Syriana gentilenot a Jew. The Jews, for whom this story was written, didn’t have much use for gentiles. Naaman was not only a gentile; he was a leperso he was a … Continue reading “2 Kings 5:1-14 Unnatural Laws! (Donovan) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Kings 5:1-14 & Mark 1:40-45 The Laughter Barrel Dr. Jeffrey K. London I have tried my best throughout this last week to stay at least 15 feet away from Pastor Steve and his bad case of the flu. In fact, we in the office have made him shout, “Unclean! Influenza!” so we know … Continue reading “2 Kings 5:1-14 The Laughter Barrel (London) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Kings 5:1-14 The Trip Down the Ladder By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Today I’d like us to consider the way that victims of their own success are pulled, step by step, down the ladder to a more authentic life. In the name of the God who does the yanking: the Father, Son, and … Continue reading “2 Kings 5:1-14 The Trip Down the Ladder (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Kings 5:1-14 Naaman By Emily Sylvester For three months they’d been debating what it meant to be a man of God. For three long months listening and speaking, well, a lot less listening and a great deal more arguing, chomping at the bit to start rewarding new lives, to reap the recognition due … Continue reading “2 Kings 5:1-14 Naaman (Sylvester) – Bible study”

Sermon Esther 7 The Sovereign in the Shadows Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Sermons Children’s Sermons Hymn Lists Esther 7 The Sovereign in the Shadows The Rev. Vaughan Smith Most people would not pick Esther as their favorite book of the Bible. Many frequent church-goers, including me, have never heard even a single … Continue reading “Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 The Sovereign in the Shadows (Smith) – Bible study”

Sermon Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 Risks We Can Take The Rev. Charles Hoffacker The theme of God’s people struggling to survive in a sophisticated, alien culture appears throughout the Bible, especially in the Old Testament. This theme is central to the Book of Esther, which supplies today’s first reading. Today is the only Sunday in … Continue reading “Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 Risks We Can Take (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Job 1:1; 2:1-10 When Bad Things Why do bad thing happen to good people? This is one of those questions that people of faith have pondered for millennia. Why do seemingly good or innocent people suffer? Why do children die in natural disasters? Why are infants born with debilitating diseases and why do babies … Continue reading “Job 1:1; 2:1-10 When Bad Things Happen to Good People (Stevenson) – Bible study”

Sermon Job 1:1, 2:1-10 When God Hides: Remembering Where You Came From Rev. Amy Butler It was my worst day at church . . . ever. I remember it distinctly. It was cold outside — snowy — about mid-November. And we’d bundled up to go to church. You know how that is– When it’s cold … Continue reading “Job 1:1, 2:1-10 When God Hides, Remembering Where You Came From (Butler) – Bible study”