SERMON ON JOHN 11:35

“Jesus wept.” Why did Jesus cry knowing He would raise Lazarus from the dead? Did He cry because of the overwhelming grief of the mourners or seeing the pain on the tearful face of His two good friends Martha and Mary? I believe Jesus cried because of “compassionate...

SERMON ON JOHN 9:1-41

Lent 1977 irrevocably changed my life forever. I watched the TV miniseries “Jesus of Nazareth”. In this one scene, the Roman soldiers came through a Jewish town killing and stealing. A man throws himself down onto the dirty street, crying out to God, “How long, O...

SERMON ON JOHN 2:13-25

One of my favorite movies is “Oh God” from 1977. God appears as a kindly old man (played by George Burns) to an assistant grocery store manager named Jerry Landers (played by John Denver). God tells Jerry He has chosen him to be His messenger to a world that has grown...

SERMON ON THE TRANSFIGURATION

I have been wearing glasses since I was twelve years old. The first time I wore them in public was traumatic. Kids in school made fun of me. On top of the chubby and big ears snarky slurs, now they added one more – “four eyes”. But I didn’t care because I could...

SERMON ON MARK 1:12-15

Many are giving credit to Travis Kelce for the Kansas City Chiefs winning Super Bowl 58. Not only because of his great performance on the field, but for what he did before the game ever started. Travis was invited to give the traditional pre-game speech to the team on...

SERMON ON MARK 1:40-45

I admit it. I cannot deny it. I love The Three Stooges. Moe, Larry and Curly are my heroes. I fell in love with them as a kid, watching their short films on the Paul Shannon show on WTAE in Pittsburgh. My “eclectic personality” (aka crazy) started with them. God used...