Sermons from May 2008
Worry is the Opposite of Faith
By The Very Rev. Sherry CromptonMay 25, 2008 Read: Matthew 6:24-36, Psalm 131, Isaiah 49:8-16a There is a game out there called the “Worst Case Scenario Game”. In this worst case scenario survival game players face interesting or dangerous situations. Can you fend off a shark? Clear a jammed copy machine? Survive a five-story fall into a dumpster? Land an airplane? It’s up to you to get out of your Worst-Case Scenario. Give your best answer and if you’re right…
The Birthday of the Church
By The Very Rev. Sherry CromptonMay 11, 2008 (Pentecost Sunday) Read: Acts 2:1-21 and John 20:19-23 There is a lot of red in the church today. Red is the color we use to celebrate the Day of Pentecost. The day we were given the powerful gift of the Holy Spirit. The day the church was birthed, given new life…the birthday of the church. The day of wind and fire and languages that were different, yet the same. Each was speaking…
Saying Goodbye
By The Very Rev. Sherry CromptonMay 4, 2008 (Ascension Sunday) Read: Acts 1:6-14 and John 17:1-11 Today in the Book of Acts, we hear of Jesus being lifted up into a cloud. Jesus’ Ascension. Can you imagine how the apostles felt, what they were thinking? As they stood there, staring into the sky in wonder and awe, at where they last saw their beloved Jesus, two men in white robes—angels—said, “Why do you stand looking up toward heaven? This Jesus,…