by Steve Hedrick | Nov 6, 2017 | Text Sermons
Every time we say the Apostles’ Creed, we say “I believe in the communion of saints.“ Most likely that phrase in the Apostles’ Creed has become for most of us just a phrase we say, to which we really haven’t given much thought. By affirming the communion of saints,...
by Steve Hedrick | Oct 31, 2017 | Text Sermons
To begin, let’s hearken back to Fr. Chris’ sermon from last Sunday. There he noted the sparring match going on between the different groups and Jesus, how each of them tried to trap Jesus and get him to perjure himself. It is a very graceful, and very intense...
by Steve Hedrick | Oct 31, 2017 | Text Sermons
Have you ever seen someone attempt to get a brilliant person to slip up? That is exactly what is happening in our Gospel lesson this morning. The Pharisees are behind the plot and the author makes it clear that the intentions of those approaching Jesus are to...
by Steve Hedrick | Oct 16, 2017 | Text Sermons
Philippians 4:4 “Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, Rejoice.” To say that we are living turbulent times is to be guilty at once of a cliché and an understatement. I don’t need to tell you: Peace—both between people and internal—has seldom seemed so elusive....
by Steve Hedrick | Oct 10, 2017 | Text Sermons
Mom was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin, 5, and Ryan, 3. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Mom saw the opportunity for a moral lesson. “If Jesus were sitting here, he would say, “Let my brother have the first pancake. I can wait. “...
