Sermons from March 2011
To Be Known Is To Be Loved and To Be Loved Is To Be Known
By The Rev. Sherry Crompton March 27, 2011 Read: John 4:5-42 This was a rather long gospel reading this morning, this story of the woman at the well. It is actually one of Jesus’ longest recorded conversations and this Samaritan woman finds herself engaged with Jesus in a genuine and extended conversation in which she holds her own quite well. And, this story comes just after the story of Nicodemus. One can’t help but notice the sharp contrasts between the…
How Can a Person be Born Again?
By The Rev. Sherry Crompton March 20, 2011 Read: John 3:1-17 “No one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.” Nicodemus has seen something in Jesus that has intrigued him, but from the conversation that follows, we will see that Nicodemus has witnessed just enough to make him curious, perhaps, but not enough for him to understand… at least not fully. That happens sometimes. John Claypool told a story a number of years ago.…
The Temptation of Jesus
By The Rev. Sherry Crompton 1 Lent – March 13, 2011Read: Genesis 2:1517, 3:1-7 and Matthew 4:1-11 And so we have begun the season of Lent and our first Sunday in Lent begins with Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness. Jesus was tempted three times by the devil . Taken together, the three rejected temptations not only demonstrate that Jesus is righteous according to the law but also prove his identity as God’s divine and beloved son. Let’s take a closer…
Are You Spring?
By The Rev. Sherry Crompton The Transfiguration – March 6, 2011 Read: Matthew 17:1-9 Once upon a time, there was a bunny rabbit by the name of Mr. Hopewell. Mr. Hopewell had the unfortunate experience of being born in Minnesota. That is, it was very cold, cold, cold and very white, white, white during wintertime. Mr. Hopewell, this bunny rabbit, had never seen anything but the white of snow. When this bunny rabbit talked to other bunny rabbits, the other…