Sunday November 30th the First Sunday of Advent, the sermon title is Waiting for What? The Scripture is Luke 1:68-79.

This coming Sunday we celebrate the first Sunday of Advent.

It is often called the “Sunday of hope”.

I look forward to seeing everyone this coming Sunday!

Blessings,

Pastor Michael

This Sunday November 23rd the Twenty-Fourth Sunday of Pentecost, the sermon title is Waiting for ATT. The Scripture is Colossians 3:15-17.

This coming Sunday is the traditional time to observe a Thanksgiving themed worship service.

I look forward to seeing everyone this coming Sunday!

Blessings,

Pastor Michael

This Sunday November 16th the Twenty-Third Sunday of Pentecost, the sermon title is I Didn’t Bargain for This. The Scripture is Job 28:20-28.

The theme of the sermon is unjustified suffering, tragedy, etc. It is a common theme that runs through literature from the earliest known literature in the Ancient Middle East until today.

The technical term for this is, “theodicy,” a term that literally means, “God’s justice.”

I look forward to seeing everyone this coming Sunday!

Blessings,

Pastor Michael

This Sunday November 9th the Twenty-Second Sunday of Pentecost, the sermon title is A Lot Like Algebra. The Scripture is 1 Timothy 4:6-10.

The theme of the sermon is how to meet life’s problems. The analogy is the difficulty of learning algebra.

The catch phrase is, “The answers are at the end of the book.”

Obviously, I’m going to have fun developing the idea that algebra is a lot like the Christian faith: it is sometimes difficult, but the answers are available–and eventually discernable with a little work and faith on our part.

I look forward to seeing everyone this coming Sunday!

Blessings,

Pastor Michael

This Sunday November 2nd, All Saints Sunday, the sermon title is Melting Down the Saints. The Scripture is Romans 1:7-15.

The sermon is based on an incident in the life of Oliver Cromwell when there was a shortage of metal necessary for making coinage.

He instructed his followers to take the statues of the saints in the churches and melt them down so that they could “be put into circulation!”

We will also observe the sacrament Holy Communion.

Hope to see you at worship on Sunday.

Blessings,

Pastor Michael

This Sunday October 26th, the Twentieth Sunday of Pentecost, the sermon title is The Happy Contagion. Scriptures are Genesis 18:9-13 and Luke 6:20-23.

The theme of the sermon is the divine gift of laughter.

Hope to see you at worship on Sunday.

Blessings,

Pastor Michael

This Sunday October 19th, the Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost, the sermon title is The Other 4-Letter Word. The scripture is Matthew 5:43-48

I have been pondering a topic for several weeks.

It is as though God is sending some encouragement.

The topic is Hate, which is the fuel for Anger.

Hope to see you at worship on Sunday.

Blessings,

Pastor Michael

This Sunday October 12th, the Eighteenth Sunday of Pentecost, the sermon will be delivered by Larry Fraley.

This coming Sunday is Homecoming at Lock’s Memorial; so, I will not be at Kedron this week.

Larry Fraley will be speaking in my absence. Larry is an excellent Sunday School teacher and lay speaker; I’m sure he will do a great job.

Hope you will be at worship on Sunday.

Blessings,

Pastor Michael

This Sunday October 5th the Seventeenth Sunday of Pentecost, the sermon title is The Days of Awe. The scripture is Mark 9:14-15.

The theme of the sermon is the importance of awe and its decline.
Awe was once a major element of faith in God and what God has done, is doing, and will do.

I have borrowed the title from the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur; however, the theme is different from the meaning within the Jewish community.

Also, we will observe the Sacrament of Holy Communion.

Hope to see you at worship.

Blessings,

Pastor Michael

This Sunday September 28th Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost, the sermon title is The Class of ’66. The scripture is Philippians 3:12-16.

It is not a new thing, but Christians are now faced with an increasingly secular culture.

How do we face the changes that confront the church?

How do we strain forward for the goal of being one with Christ in a world that calls us in other directions?

Charge conference for Kedron and Lock’s will be held at 1:30 pm at Kedron. All are encouraged to attend.

Hope to see you at worship.

Blessings,

Pastor Michael