Category Lectionary
Olympic Life Sermon Series: “Competing Well”
“Competing Well: How to Live a Life of Love with Church People” Delivered to Church for the Highlands Sunday, August 12, 2012 This is the last of the Olympic Life sermon series. It focuses on the vital aspect of community for a follower of Jesus. Paul’s words to the church at Ephesus (4:25-5:2) remind us […]
“Finding Power” sermon from Sunday
The Olympic Life: “Finding Power for Your Life in Christ” Ephesians 3:14-21 Pentecost 9B Church for the Highlands Power from the Holy Spirit Power from Comprehension Power from God’s Intention iTunes audio/podcast here
Starting an Olympic Sermon Series
I am not the biggest fan of sermon series, although I have done plenty, even one or two going for what seemed an eternity of Sundays. It doesn’t take long until you see the torture in people’s faces, the squirms in the pews, and the predictable head bobbing (usually just by the deacons who used […]
Lectionary Haiku
2 Samuel 7:1-14a Well You have no house A God without a big house? This tent isn’t so bad ——————————————– Jeremiah 23:1-6 See their matted fleeces A diaspora of ruminents Woe says Chief Shepherd ——————————————- Psalm 23 Enemies over there While I enjoy this table Goodness and mercy ——————————————– Ephesians 2:11-22 Ya’ll are now up […]
Sunday’s Sermon: “Unpacking the Treasure”
“Unpacking the Treasure” Ephesians 1:3-14 Church for the Highlands 7th Sunday after Pentecost John Henson Hear our sermon podcast here on itunes.
Ephesian Treasure
Ephesians 1:3-14 I am preaching on Ephesians 1:3-14 tomorrow. I gave the Gospel text, Mark 6:14-29, some consideration, but decided against the beheading of John the Baptist in favor of the treasure Paul points to in Ephesians. There is a lot to work with in the Mark text, but Ephesians 1 will provide our congregation […]
Dirty Dancing?
2 Samuel 6:1-5,12b-19 This is that famous text of David’s dance that is a favorite for the Pentecostals, a tempting dilemma for Southern and Independent Baptists, and an allegory for Mainliners. Catholics use this as an opportunity for that joke about why Baptists don’t dance. After David gathered 30,000 men together and headed from Obed-edom […]
Partners
What does it mean to be in partnership with God? Jesus took every opportunity when teaching to make sure the crowd around him heard God’s invitation to partner with them to love the world. The Gospel text for today, Mark 6:1-13, provides a great example of how Jesus did this in his own hometown, even […]
Amazed at their Unbelief
Mark 6:1-16 The Gospel text for this Sunday is Mark 6:1-16. There is a lot going on in these 16 verses, but what keeps catching my eye is the powerful phrase about Jesus, And he was amazed at their unbelief. These were, after all, the people of his hometown. This was his city, his people, […]
Having the God of Hosts with You
2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 David is anointed king of Israel. What a glorious moment this must have been for him at the age of 30! How does someone get to be king at such an early age? How does a young shepherd get picked for God out of the line-up of his brothers who had […]
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