The LehmanCast

Experiencing Advent: Christ in the Sights and Sounds of Advent Do You Feel What I Feel? Embracing Jesus Recognizing the power and responsibility of touch. Luke 2:25-32

Experiencing Advent: Christ in the Sights and Sounds of Advent Do You Taste What I Taste? Taste and See that the Lord Is Good The Eucharist’s intimacy and how Mary’s relationship with Jesus informs our relationships with each other. Psalm 34:8

Experiencing Advent: Christ in the Sights and Sounds of Advent Do You Hear What I Hear? Sing to the Lord a New Song! The importance of music, hearing the cry of your neighbor. Isaiah 42:1-12 Sermon 10 December 2023

Experiencing Advent: Christ in the Sights and Sounds of Advent Do You Hear What I Hear? Sermon 3 December 2023

Being in love with God isn’t about getting what we want; it’s all about relationship.  James 5:13-20

God’s wisdom is pure, peace-loving, gentle at all times and willing to yield to others. James 3:13-18, (4:1-3)

Words hold the power of life and death. What you say matters: speak life and back up your words with actions. Scripture: James 3:1-12

Living Faith: Genuine Faith | Sermon 5 November 2023 Genuine faith not only affects personal existence but also produces change in the world. James 2:1-7, 14-17

All Saints Sunday

Stewardship Sunday

So often we feel that sharing the Gospel can only be done through our words. However, every day we can live out what we believe to encourage others to experience the loving grace found in the Gospel. Luke 6:32-38

God loves each of us just the way we are. Through Christ, we are forgiven and offered life and salvation. What a gift that we get to share this Good News with others!  John 3:11-20

Paul shows us that sharing often starts with learning and listening. Understanding each other can be the basis for sharing and hearing of the Gospel. Acts 17:16-28

The unstoppable power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ breaks down barriers so that all might know the transformative love of God. Acts 10:30-48 24 September 2023

Amidst our own experiences with evangelism and the many doubts that we carry, Christ inspires and calls us to a life of faith-sharing with the assurance that when we go, he goes with us. Matthew 28:16-20

We are: God's people, the Church! | Sermon 10 September 2023

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Jesus Is: The Vine

It’s understandable that the disciples didn’t understand. But we have proof: the cross. Jesus is the (only) way, truth and life. Know God, know Jesus. There is no other way. The exclusivity of this I AM statement is difficult to embrace for many, even for some Christians – even for some of us. Yet it is still held out for all to receive. John 14:1-14

Couched in the story of Lazarus are Jesus’ most poignant and hopeful words that out of the deepest despair there is found life in him. These words are backed up by the miracle of Lazarus rising from the dead. Jesus has power over death itself. How? By overcoming death on his own. The question to us is whether we will believe. John 11:1-44

This statement continues the discussion as Jesus as the door, but in greater detail. Just how much does Jesus care for his sheep? Note how directly Jesus answers. Jesus knows his sheep, and not only will he care as a good shepherd cares, he will lay down his very life for them.

Shepherds often functioned as a door to the sheep pen. When the sheep came in the fold at night, they would pass the shepherd one at a time. He would examine them for cuts and abrasions. If necessary, he would treat them with oil to avoid infection. Then, when the whole flock was in, he would lay himself in front of the opening of the pen.” (Mark Moore) This is the picture of what Jesus does for h...

Sermon 9 July 2023