A Crisis in LeadershipPentecost +10Rev. Doug FloydJeremiah 23:23-29, Psalm 82, Hebrews 12:1–14, Luke 12:49-56 There’s a crisis in leadership. Have you ever had to sit under an unjust judge? Maybe in the business world or maybe in the courtroom or even in our political state. When I was in graduate school, I worked as a writer for a company. One of the…
A circle of friends on pilgrimage for the love of God
A circle of friends on pilgrimage for the love of God
Sermons on Judgment Day
Christ the King 2020Rev. Doug FloydEzekiel 34:11–20, Psalm 95, 1 Corinthians 15:20-28, Matthew 25:31-46 Judgment Day. The words may bring to mind a variety of classic images of the humans standing before the throne of Christ. Some are slipping down into the fire below and some are ascending into glory. It could bring to mind…
We are free to live lives of quiet grace without always seeking to demonstrate how great we are to others. We are free to humble ourselves, to let go, to lose the argument, to pour out our lives in love.
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…
God at War Last Sunday Before Lent B 2018 Rev. Doug Floyd 1 Kings 19:9-18, Mark 9:2-9 Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah. Ahab son of Omri was king over Israel for twenty-two years. He ruled from Samaria. Ahab son of Omri did even…
Yet from Augustine’s point of view (and ours, too) time is an accumulation of events that is leading to a cataclysmic summation, which will bring about the Second Coming of Christ. But something not quite as cataclysmic (at least I pray not so) are the events of our own lives. What are the events that we are accumulating in our lives? Are they God-honoring events? Are they events preparing us for Jesus’ Return?
Let us think about the parable again in relation to this question of “Where am I?” The master has entrusted these precious gifts to His beloved servants. These gifts are for the benefit of servants. In pouring out the gifts, the servants will grow up into their calling, but the one servant refuses. He fears a lack in the kingdom and sets about preserving his talent, his life. In so doing, he will lose his life.