Sermons from August 2007

By the Very Rev. Sherry CromptonAugust 26, 2007Read: Luke 13:10-17 Jesus was teaching in the synagogue on the Sabbath and all of a sudden there appeared a woman who was bent over, unable to stand up…for 18 long years she suffered. She didn’t ask Jesus for healing…Jesus invited the woman over and freed her from her suffering. Recognizing from where the healing came, she immediately began praising God. She was free. Free at last. But then, the leaders of the…

By the Very Rev. Sherry CromptonAugust 19, 2007Read: Luke 12:49-56 This is not one of the comforting stories in the gospel. Jesus said, “I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!….Do you think I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, rather division.” Unlike most of his teaching, this peacemaker talks about division, bringing the sword, causing division in the household, breaking down. It is uncomfortable and intriguing because we…

By the Very Rev. Sherry CromptonAugust 12, 2007Read: Genesis 15:1-6; Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 and Luke 12:32-40 One morning a middle-aged woman sat in the office of a psychiatrist because for too long she had been dealing with daily depression. It was the third session for her and she had been struggling to find the source of her problem. Together they had addressed many of her concerns dealing with her relationship with her husband and her parents. There was a lack…