Sermons from March 2010

By The Rev. Sherry Crompton March 14, 2010 Read: Luke 15:1-3,11b-32 Jesus used parables to give us insight into His Father. We learn about the Father’s feelings in regard to our human condition in one parable in particular: the Prodigal Son. The title is a bit misleading though. It is also a parable about the other son and the forgiving Father, a Father who demonstrates extravagant love. Let’s go through the parable. Then Jesus said, “There was a man who…

By The Rev. Sherry Crompton March 7, 2010 Read: Luke 13:1-9 Rodney Clapp speaks of self-righteous anger. We all know it. If emotions were cuisine, this would be the piece de resistance, the dish we love to linger over and return to, time and time again. Anger by itself does not taste so good. It is bitter and leaves an aftertaste. On the other hand self-righteousness—there is the seasoning that makes plain old hamburger anger irresistible. Self-righteous anger goes down…