We are here to listen, to discern the truth, to find a truth to live by. We stand, we listen. In Adam I believe humanity is fallen. Each of us succumbs to sin- we fall, we get up, we learn, we grow. In life we are born into the innocence of Adam and grow up […]
Acts 2:14a, 22-32 Psalm 16 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 It was impossible for Jesus to be held in death’s power. Peter stands with the eleven. The Spirit has fallen on the church and Peter with renewed insight, having spent time with the risen Lord and witnessing the ascension of Christ into heaven, declares the […]
Jeremaih 31:1-6 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Colossians 3:1-4 Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 28:1-10 Today’s message invites us to recognize Jesus as King over our lives. And to do that, we must confront a difficult question: Can we trust ourselves in all the works of human hands? In Jeremiah 31, the Lord speaks tenderly to Israel: “I have […]
https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=57147 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 Matthew 21:1-11 The LORD is God and he has given us light. Jesus approaches Jerusalem, the light of the world sets his feet on the Mount of Olives. He had come to Jerusalem before, but now he approaches , a prophet from Galilee. He had fed multitudes, healed, delivered the oppressed; […]
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 130 Romans 8:6-11 John 11:1-45 Today, we are invited to reflect on the powerful words of the Lord in Ezekiel 37:1–14. Yahweh asks Ezekiel in verse 3, “Mortal, can these bones live?” And Ezekiel replies, “O Lord GOD, you know.” Then the Lord commands him, “Prophesy to these bones…” Ezekiel said: O […]
M Emlyn Humphries 