Category Lectionary
An Eye-Opening Experience
“An Eye-Opening Experience” John 9:1-41 Delivered to Church for the Highlands John Henson The Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 26, 2017 Audio/podcast of this sermon is here.
Jesus and boundaries
Message Manuscript for “Well Included” John 4:5-42 Delivered to Church for the Highlands John Henson Sunday, March 19, 2017 An audio version of this sermon is located here Have you noticed that everything is smart these days? There are smart phones, smart cars, smart watches, smart TV’s, smart homes, smart […]
More about Jesus
“Seeking Jesus at Night” Delivered to Church for the Highlands John 3:1-17 John Henson Sunday, March 12, 2017 Not long ago, ABC News reported on something that could get you in a lot of trouble: losing your wedding ring. The story was about Colleen Dyckman, who said she accidentally threw out her […]
The Undertow of Temptations of Power
Message Manuscript for Lent 1A Matthew 4:1-11 Delivered to Church for the Highlands John Henson Sunday, March 5, 2017 [Audio of this sermon is here.] How long can you endure in a crisis? That’s a question Lesley Alderman asks in her book, The Book of Times. Here’s what she finds: If you’re […]
Going with Jesus from Seeing to Listening
Message Manuscript for Transfiguration Sunday 2017 Matthew 17:1-9 Delivered to Church for the Highlands John Henson Sunday, February 26, 2017 Audio of this sermon is here I was driving down Southfield Dr. this past week until I was stopped by a red light at the intersection with […]
A Lament of Memory
Message Manuscript for “Memory” Lamentations 3:19-26 Delivered to Church for the Highlands John Henson Sunday, October 2, 2016 Audio of this sermon is here I recently saw this whole page ad in the New York Times about a condition like dementia As I read from line to line of the symptoms, I […]
Words for a Six Year Old
Message Manuscript for “Letter to a Six Year Old Church” 1 Timothy 6:11-16 Delivered to Church for the Highlands John Henson Sunday, September 25, 2016 The Sixth Anniversary of Church for the Highlands [Audio of this sermon is here] What do we know about six-year-olds? They are typically in–or about to be in–in first […]
“What Are We Doing to for with the Poor?” sermon from Sunday
Message Manuscript for “What Are We Doing to for with the Poor?” Luke 16:1-3 Delivered to Church for the Highlands John Henson Sunday, September 18, 2016 It was like a bad flashback to the 80’s. Bono, Bob Geldof, Boy George, George Michael, Michael Jackson, Cindi Lauper, Duran Duran swayed on the silver screen at the […]
What’s better than cutting pages out of your Bible?
Message Manuscript of “What’s Better than Cutting Pages from Your Bible” Luke 15:1-10 Delivered to Church for the Highlands John Henson Sunday, September 11, 2016 [Audio of this sermon is here] As I read the texts in the lectionary for this week, I winced at how all but one was perfect for a fire and […]
“Getting in Shape” from Sunday
“Getting in Shape” Jeremiah 18:1-11; Luke 14:25-33 Delivered to Church for the Highlands John Henson Sunday, September 4, 2016 You recognize this guy? I think anyone who has ever watched PBS recognizes him. That’s Bob Ross. His show was The Joy of Painting. When I was a kid, we didn’t have […]
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