Tag Archives: lent
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.
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 […]
“Confronting Our Indifference” from 2nd Sunday of Lent
“Confronting Indifference” Luke 13:31-35 Delivered to Church for the Highlands by John Henson Second Sunday of Lent, February 21, 2015 “I don’t care.” That’s a response I often used when my parents would warn me pending consequences of my actions. One time they told me I would be grounded for a week for something I […]
“Beating Temptation” sermon from First Sunday of Lent
Message Manuscript for “Beating Temptation” Luke 4:1-13 Delivered to Church for the Highlands First Sunday of Lent, February 14, 2016 Oscar Wilde was right when he confessed: “I can resist everything except temptation.”[1] I feel the truth of this every time there is a plate of freshly baked cookies on the kitchen counter as I walk […]
