Easter 6C 2022 – New JerusalemRev. Doug FloydActs 14:8-18, Psalm 67, Revelation 21:1–4, 22–22:5, John 14:21-29 The Resurrection of Jesus Christ overshadows all our reflections during Eastertide. It overshadows all our reflections throughout the year. Every Sunday is a celebration of Resurrection Day. Whether we consider our moral obligations, our high calling, or our life…
Easter 4 C 2022Rev. Doug FloydActs 13:14b–16, 26–39, Psalm 100, Revelation 7:9–17, John 10:22–30 I was sitting in one of my last college classes, studying famous thinkers who left the faith. For the last several weeks, God’s presence seemed to wane in my life, and I felt a threatening darkness. This class only added fuel…
Rev. Doug FloydDaniel 7:9-14, Psalm 93, Revelation 1:1-8, John 18:33-37 This is Christ the King Sunday. I’m just going to meditate on our text, right out of Revelation. And it’s quite a delightful book. And just this passage verses 1:8 is more than we could talk about right now. But John writes this, it’s not…
Easter 6 2019Rev. Doug FloydRevelation 21-22:5 I think the idea of heaven and earth passing away was more troubling to me than the idea of tribulations. How could I understand a phrase like “death shall be no more”? On the one hand, it was comforting to know that death wasn’t the end, but on the…
Easter 5Rev. Doug FloydRevelation 19:1-9 Last week, I reflected on the titles of Christ and even the titles of His people. The Revelation is a word of encouragement to the people of God, to the royal priesthood who worship the Lord in this life and will continue to live in His presence in the life…
Easter 3 2019Rev. Doug FloydRevelation 5:1-14 In the late 80s, I went to Mexico with a group of guys on a very unorganized mission trip. We went to Torreon. Three times on the trip we almost caused a riot. Once we were with a group of children who were laughing and clapping. In their excitement,…
Easter 2 2019Rev. Doug FloydActs 5:12a, 17–22, 25–29, Psalm 111, Revelation 1:1-19, John 20:19-31 Last week we celebrated the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. This week we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The church celebrates a fifty-day feast focused on the joy of our risen Lord. At the same time, every Sunday is a Resurrection…
God will keep bringing Christians like that into our lives that are a little bit different than us, that may aggravate us initially. They may be the ones that have something for us. They may have a truth that we need to hear, so we need to be patient with them. They may not be perfect, but neither are we. They’re often broken people just like we’re a broken people.