Turn! Turn! Turn!

Turn! Turn! Turn! (8/28/16)

This is the sermon from my final Sunday in worship at First United Presbyterian Church, Houston. To say that I am sad to leave is an understatement. To say that I am happy for the time I spent in Houston would be an even greater understatement. On this day, my heart is filled with joy and gratitude!

Love Is the Highest Duty

Love Is the Highest Duty (8/21/16)

Jeremiah 1:4-10; Luke 13:10-17

"God Touches Jeremiah's Mouth," detail from the Winchester Bible

On Sunday, August 21st, I delivered one of my last sermons at FUPC, Houston. It's hard to believe that my journey here is nearly at its end. Yesterday we looked at one of Jesus' stops along his journey to Jerusalem, when he healed a crippled woman on the Sabbath.

People, Get Ready!

People, Get Ready! (8/7/16)

Isaiah 1:1, 10-20; Luke 12:32-40

Eugene-Joseph Verboeckhoven, Shepherdess with Her Flock

On August 7th, we examined Jesus' call to get ready for the coming of the Kingdom of God, our obsessions with our stuff, and a great song by Curtis Mayfield.

Storing Up Our Treasures (7/31/16)

Psalm 49:1-12; Luke 12:13-21

Rembrandt, Parable of the Rich Man

This past Sunday we heard the Parable of the Rich Fool. In this sermon, I examined the ways in which poverty and wealth can affect our faith, and how our possessions can make fools of us all.