Dr. Christopher Graham Pentecost +9 – Faithfulness of GodDr. Christopher GrahamPsalm 19 “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be always acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. If you have been in church for any length of time, you will recognize the words that conclude our Psalm today. In fact, you may…
A circle of friends on pilgrimage for the love of God
A circle of friends on pilgrimage for the love of God
Sermons on Faithfulness
Rev. Dr. Les Martin Pentecost+23Rev. Dr. Les MartinLuke 21:5-19 By your endurance you will gain your lives. – Luke 21:19 NET In the Name of the Living God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. When I was a kid, I would always get to the movies early to see the previews. They meant so much to me in fact,…
Rev. Doug Floyd All Saints Day 2025Rev. Doug Floyd In the early fifth century, St. John Chrsysotom delivers a sermon on the holy martyrs. He says, What can I say, and of what should I speak?I skip and am driven out of my mind at this great chastity.I fly and dance and am in the clouds and am as drunk by this…
Rev. Doug Floyd Pentecost+20 2025Rev. Doug Floyd2 Timothy 4:6-18 It’s almost time for Paul to depart. He sits in prison now, but he anticipates his coming execution. As we close the letter of 2 Timothy, our focus shifts from Timothy to Paul’s life poured out as a drink offering. Paul focuses his hope upon promise in Christ. At the same time, he…
Rev. Doug Floyd Pentecost+18 2025Rev. Doug Floyd2 Timothy 2:1-15 In the early 1970s, Richard Wurmbrand came to speak at our church in New Jersey. As many of you know, he spent 15 years in a Romanian prison, persecuted as a minister of the Gospel by the communist regime. I was six or seven years old. He told stories of the torture he…
Lent 3 2020 Rev. Doug Floyd Exodus 17:1–7, Psalm 95, Romans 1:16–32, John 4:5–42 Today as we worship and pray and pay attention to the Word of God, we cannot help but carry the awareness of our world in crisis. Our lessons today speak directly to the human struggle under impending threat. Even as the…
Pentecost +7 2019Rev. Doug FloydGenesis 18:20-33, Psalm 138, Colossians 2, Luke 11:1-13 Bob Dylan’s songs are often peopled with loners, rolling stones, wandering the land and haunted by memories of lost love. On his album “Time Out of Mind” he writes, The air is getting hotter There’s a rumbling in the skies I’ve been wading…
Elijah: Bearing Witness at the End Pentecost +3 2019Rev. Doug Floyd 1 Kings 19: 15-21, Psalm 16, Galatians 5:1, 13–25, Luke 9:51–62 The first time we encounter Elijah, he is telling King Ahab that there will be neither dew nor rain except by his word. The last time we see Elijah, he being escorted by…
Reading Hebrews – From Idols to Christ Pentecost +21 Rev. Doug Floyd Hebrews 3:1-4:11 We will continue our study this week in Hebrews. The lesson is from Hebrews 3:1-6. I’ll talk about Hebrews 3 and part of 4. I may not specifically read those passages, but you’re familiar with them because this is where he begins to talk about the promise of…
Reading Hebrews – Journey Toward Hope Pentecost +20 Rev. Doug Floyd Hebrews 2:1-18 Summer is fading, and we are looking forward to enjoying the season when evening air turns cool and afternoons turn golden. As Michael O’Sidhail writes in “Autumn Report,” Autumn is touching us with a summer’s afterthought. The tilted sun hazes around the…