Rev. Doug Floyd Pentecost +8 2026Rev. Doug FloydPsalm 86 “Bow down your ear, O Lord, and hear me; for I am poor and in misery.” Our Psalm begins by crying out to God. “Bow down and hear me!” There are times when the soul is so grieved that these words take shape in a groan, a cry. God does hear. He hears…
A circle of friends on pilgrimage for the love of God
A circle of friends on pilgrimage for the love of God
Sermons on Prayer
Lent 3 2024Rev. Dr. Les MartinExodus 20:1–21, Romans 7:12–25, John 2:13–22 I am determined to know nothing among you, but Christ Jesus and Him crucified in the name of the living God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. We are back at the temple today. Just about one month after I preached about the temple on Candlemas. Just about…
Song for A Pilgrim People-Psalm 84Pentecost +20Rev. Doug Floyd Psalm 84 is a beloved song of devotion. Many people have lifted up these words in prayer to the Lord, 1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! 2 My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. (Psalm…
Pentecost+25 2021Rev. Jeff LanePsalm 16 – Finding Confidence in the Lord Isaac told me, and I’m a Baptist preacher. Okay. So Isaac told me I have 15 to 20 minutes. So what I’ve decided to do is leave out all the fishing stories and all the rants about sin that have nothing to do with…
Lent 5 2019Chase and Katie WhitmireIsaiah 43:16–21, Psalm 126, Philippians 3:7-16, Luke 20:9-19 Chase – As I have meditated on our scripture for this week I have been overwhelmed by a common theme. If I could sum it up, this is what it would be: We have an unbelievably loving God who relentlessly pursues us–But…
Easter 6 Rev. Doug Floyd John 15:9-17 Born to a wealthy and influential business man, Toyohiko Kagawa was orphaned by the age of four. His mother was a concubine of the businessman and his wife adopted Toyohiko as the sole heir of the father. He grew up in a wealthy Japanese home in the early…
Expectant Prayers of the Desperate Advent 2B 2017 Mark 1:1-8 Rev. Doug Floyd They’re leaving the city. Men and women. Tax collectors. Soldiers. Pharisees and even Sadducees. It seems like everyone is headed to the Jordan River, hoping to hear the voice that trumpets the coming of the kingdom. He doesn’t mince words. “Prepare the…
Jeremiah’s Lament Rev. Doug Floyd Jeremiah 20:7-13 Pentecost +3 In his book Being Christian, Rowan Williams discusses hearing God’s Word. “[W]hen you see a group of baptized people listening to the Bible in public worship, writes Williams, “you realize that Bible-reading is an essential part of the Christian life because Christian life is a listening…