Life Giving Water
Ezekiel 47:1-12

NRS Ezekiel 47:1 ¶ Then he brought me back to the entrance of the temple; there, water was flowing from below the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east); and the water was flowing down from below the south end of the threshold of the temple, [...]

What Will We Teach the Children?
Deuteronomy 11:18-21

NRS Deuteronomy 11:18 ¶ You shall put these words of mine in your heart and soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and fix them as an emblem on your forehead. 19 Teach them to your children, talking about them when you are [...]

Futurists
First Corinthians 13:11-13
Our scripture today comes from the end of First Corinthians, Chapter 13. That’s the passage of Scripture that’s always read at weddings – nice and soupy – love is patient and kind, not jealous and boastful. The interesting thing about the passage was that Paul wasn’t in a very good mood when he [...]

Unless You Change
Matthew 18:3

Because we’re focusing on the health and education of the children in this congregation and we’re hiring a new Family Ministries Director, I’m preaching about children in the Bible and today’s sermon and passage about that is from the Gospel according to St. Matthew. Matthew refers to something in this passage [...]

What Will Become of the Child?
Luke 1:57-66

NRS Luke 1:57 ¶ Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. 58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. 59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise [...]