Sermons

There's an old Thanksgiving tradition that probably needs very little explanation. After the turkey has been carved and the dishes have been cleared, two people take hold of opposite ends of the wishbone, make a wish, and pull. Whoever ends up with the bigger piece supposedly gets their wish come true. It's a silly little tradition, of course, but there's something wonderfully nostalgic about it –...

There's an old Thanksgiving tradition that probably needs very little explanation. After the turkey has been carved and the dishes have been cleared, two people take hold of opposite ends of the wishbone, make a wish, and pull. Whoever ends up with the bigger piece supposedly gets their wish come true. It's a silly little tradition, of course, but there's something wonderfully nostalgic about it –...

There are promises we make in life that are meant for more than the moment in which we make them. Wedding vows. Baptismal promises. Words spoken beside hospital beds or gravesides. We say them once…but spend a lifetime learning what they mean. The vows we make when we join the Church are like that. In the Methodist tradition, we promise to faithfully participate in the ministries of the Church, th...

There are promises we make in life that are meant for more than the moment in which we make them. Wedding vows. Baptismal promises. Words spoken beside hospital beds or gravesides. We say them once…but spend a lifetime learning what they mean. The vows we make when we join the Church are like that. In the Methodist tradition, we promise to faithfully participate in the ministries of the Church, th...

There are promises we make in life that are meant for more than the moment in which we make them. Wedding vows. Baptismal promises. Words spoken beside hospital beds or gravesides. We say them once…but spend a lifetime learning what they mean. The vows we make when we join the Church are like that. In the Methodist tradition, we promise to faithfully participate in the ministries of the Church, th...

There are promises we make in life that are meant for more than the moment in which we make them. Wedding vows. Baptismal promises. Words spoken beside hospital beds or gravesides. We say them once…but spend a lifetime learning what they mean. The vows we make when we join the Church are like that. In the Methodist tradition, we promise to faithfully participate in the ministries of the Church, th...

There are promises we make in life that are meant for more than the moment in which we make them. Wedding vows. Baptismal promises. Words spoken beside hospital beds or gravesides. We say them once…but spend a lifetime learning what they mean. The vows we make when we join the Church are like that. In the Methodist tradition, we promise to faithfully participate in the ministries of the Church, th...

There are promises we make in life that are meant for more than the moment in which we make them. Wedding vows. Baptismal promises. Words spoken beside hospital beds or gravesides. We say them once…but spend a lifetime learning what they mean. The vows we make when we join the Church are like that. In the Methodist tradition, we promise to faithfully participate in the ministries of the Church, th...

There are promises we make in life that are meant for more than the moment in which we make them. Wedding vows. Baptismal promises. Words spoken beside hospital beds or gravesides. We say them once…but spend a lifetime learning what they mean. The vows we make when we join the Church are like that. In the Methodist tradition, we promise to faithfully participate in the ministries of the Church, th...

There are promises we make in life that are meant for more than the moment in which we make them. Wedding vows. Baptismal promises. Words spoken beside hospital beds or gravesides. We say them once…but spend a lifetime learning what they mean. The vows we make when we join the Church are like that. In the Methodist tradition, we promise to faithfully participate in the ministries of the Church, th...

There are promises we make in life that are meant for more than the moment in which we make them. Wedding vows. Baptismal promises. Words spoken beside hospital beds or gravesides. We say them once…but spend a lifetime learning what they mean. The vows we make when we join the Church are like that. In the Methodist tradition, we promise to faithfully participate in the ministries of the Church, th...

There are promises we make in life that are meant for more than the moment in which we make them. Wedding vows. Baptismal promises. Words spoken beside hospital beds or gravesides. We say them once…but spend a lifetime learning what they mean. The vows we make when we join the Church are like that. In the Methodist tradition, we promise to faithfully participate in the ministries of the Church, th...

Some of the most important things God accomplishes are the things we never notice while they're happening. We tend to evaluate life by what we can see: promotions and setbacks, answered prayers and disappointments, victories and losses. But Scripture reminds us that while we are living the visible story, God is often writing an invisible one. Long before His purposes become obvious, He is quietly...

Some of the most important things God accomplishes are the things we never notice while they're happening. We tend to evaluate life by what we can see: promotions and setbacks, answered prayers and disappointments, victories and losses. But Scripture reminds us that while we are living the visible story, God is often writing an invisible one. Long before His purposes become obvious, He is quietly...

Some of the most important things God accomplishes are the things we never notice while they're happening. We tend to evaluate life by what we can see: promotions and setbacks, answered prayers and disappointments, victories and losses. But Scripture reminds us that while we are living the visible story, God is often writing an invisible one. Long before His purposes become obvious, He is quietly...

Some of the most important things God accomplishes are the things we never notice while they're happening. We tend to evaluate life by what we can see: promotions and setbacks, answered prayers and disappointments, victories and losses. But Scripture reminds us that while we are living the visible story, God is often writing an invisible one. Long before His purposes become obvious, He is quietly...

Some of the most important things God accomplishes are the things we never notice while they're happening. We tend to evaluate life by what we can see: promotions and setbacks, answered prayers and disappointments, victories and losses. But Scripture reminds us that while we are living the visible story, God is often writing an invisible one. Long before His purposes become obvious, He is quietly...

Some of the most important things God accomplishes are the things we never notice while they're happening. We tend to evaluate life by what we can see: promotions and setbacks, answered prayers and disappointments, victories and losses. But Scripture reminds us that while we are living the visible story, God is often writing an invisible one. Long before His purposes become obvious, He is quietly...

Everyone knows the stories of the Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son, and the Lost Sheep. But tucked away in the Gospels are other stories Jesus told – shorter, quieter, and often overlooked. At first glance they seem simple. A landowner paying workers. A buried treasure. Guests choosing seats. An old garment. A vine and its branches. Yet, like all of Jesus' stories, there's always more beneath the...

Everyone knows the stories of the Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son, and the Lost Sheep. But tucked away in the Gospels are other stories Jesus told – shorter, quieter, and often overlooked. At first glance they seem simple. A landowner paying workers. A buried treasure. Guests choosing seats. An old garment. A vine and its branches. Yet, like all of Jesus' stories, there's always more beneath the...

Everyone knows the stories of the Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son, and the Lost Sheep. But tucked away in the Gospels are other stories Jesus told – shorter, quieter, and often overlooked. At first glance they seem simple. A landowner paying workers. A buried treasure. Guests choosing seats. An old garment. A vine and its branches. Yet, like all of Jesus' stories, there's always more beneath the...

Everyone knows the stories of the Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son, and the Lost Sheep. But tucked away in the Gospels are other stories Jesus told – shorter, quieter, and often overlooked. At first glance they seem simple. A landowner paying workers. A buried treasure. Guests choosing seats. An old garment. A vine and its branches. Yet, like all of Jesus' stories, there's always more beneath the...

Everyone knows the stories of the Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son, and the Lost Sheep. But tucked away in the Gospels are other stories Jesus told – shorter, quieter, and often overlooked. At first glance they seem simple. A landowner paying workers. A buried treasure. Guests choosing seats. An old garment. A vine and its branches. Yet, like all of Jesus' stories, there's always more beneath the...

Everyone knows the stories of the Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son, and the Lost Sheep. But tucked away in the Gospels are other stories Jesus told – shorter, quieter, and often overlooked. At first glance they seem simple. A landowner paying workers. A buried treasure. Guests choosing seats. An old garment. A vine and its branches. Yet, like all of Jesus' stories, there's always more beneath the...