"Beautiful Shepherd" Sermon on John 10:11-18 by Pastor Joe - April 25, 2021
Before the parable we just read, Jesus had committed a remarkable crime — he had healed a man on the Sabbath. This man had been born blind. This man had gone his whole life without seeing. So Jesus spit on the ground, made mud from the dirt, put it on the man’s eyes, and told him to go wash it off. After which the man saw for the first time. The Pharisees turned this into an opportunity to attack Jesus — after all, he committed the crime of healing on the Sabbath. It’s
"Jesus is Alive!" Sermon on Luke 24: 35-48 by Michelle Ellis - April 18, 2021
I want to begin by telling you a story about earlier this week. It was Monday, our van was having some kind of issue we were trying to get to the bottom of, Joe and I were having rushed conversations trying to make sense of church, family and world problems in between swapping our home and church duties of the day, Ben ended up getting a nasty cut from a rusty nail on the bottom of his foot in his barefoot springtime exhilaration, and on our way home from a last minute trip
"Breath of Life" Sermon on John 20:19-30 by Joe Ellis — April 11, 2021
This is where the disciples are when we meet them in this passage. They are adrift. Confused. They’ve locked themselves behind closed doors. They are afraid. Yes, they have heard some strange stories from the Mary’s about seeing Jesus, but as you can tell from this passage, that wasn’t enough to even remotely grasp the joy of the resurrection. John’s Gospel says, “On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with doors locked, for fear of th
"Behold the Lamb" a sermon on Rev. 5 prepared by Joe Ellis, April 4, 2021
In my eight years in this church, we have looked at Easter from each of the different Gospels, once we looked at Romans. Never from Revelation. As we will see, this passage is exceedingly fitting to be read on Easter, especially this Easter — perhaps it will help us see the death and resurrection of our Lord with fresh eyes. Let me refresh you on what has happened before this chapter. Remember, John is on the Island of Patmos because that’s his prison. The Roman Empire has se
