Posted by amityfirst on Jun 12, 2023 in Sermon archives
“We’ll Hang the Jerk that Invented Work” Nov. 13, 2022 A few weeks back, you might remember, my son Zach was able to come out and visit for a bit. We had a great time: we visited the food trucks in town, and he even got me to eat sushi. That is where I discovered that the little glob of green stuff is called wasabi. I discovered that even though wasabi looks like avocado paste. it most certainly is not. I also discovered that you should never ever, ever Put the...
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Posted by amityfirst on Jun 12, 2023 in Sermon archives
In Heaven There Ain’t No…. Luke 20:27-38 , “Teacher, Moses wrote us that if a man dies and leaves a wife but no child, his brother is obligated to marry her and give her children.” Thus begins one of the trickiest and most convoluted theology puzzles That we are apt to find in the gospels. “but before we dive into this, I think it’s best that we get a better understanding of the players in this little drama of biblical law. first of all we have the Sadducees. Now I...
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Posted by amityfirst on Jun 12, 2023 in Sermon archives
“Radical Hospitality” Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4/ 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 Luke 19:1-10 A few years ago in 2009, I had the privilege to attend The Congress on Evangelism in Nashville, TN. The event was held at the fabulous Gaylord Hotel, and it was all I could do to keep from looking like the country hick that I was by staring at….well, everything. Anyway, it was a 3 day event with some great speakers like Bishop Schnase from the Missouri Conference and Mike...
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Posted by amityfirst on Jun 12, 2023 in Sermon archives
“ So, Have You Prayed About it?” I would like to start with another passage from Luke’s gospel. We’ll be backing up a bit and reading from the 11th chapter of Luke from an entirely different time and context, but having said that, I have to wonder is simply making the same point over and over again. So keeping in mind the story of the widow looking for justice, here is Luke’s telling of the Parable of the neighbor knocking at the door at midnight. Luke 11:5-13 –...
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Posted by amityfirst on Jun 12, 2023 in Sermon archives
“What Saul Saw When He Couldn’t See” Acts 9:1-20 Johns 21:1-19 There’s a TV series that’s been on NBC for a few years now called ‘This Is Us.’ Margie got me started on it and even though there aren’t any big car crashes or alien invaders, I’ve come to appreciate the characters and casting and, most of all, the excellent writing. Let’s face it: in a drama, if the writing isn’t good, it can be painful. Last week, there was a scene where two of the brothers were talking. The...
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