Sermons from October 2023

Reformation Sunday October 29, 2023 Daniel 6:10-12, 16-23 The Time In Between— A Time for Steadfast Faith!   10Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. 11Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God for help. 12So they…

The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost October 15, 2023 Matthew 22:1-14 A Story of Foolish Rejection!   1Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: 2“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 3He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.             4“Then he sent some more servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared…

The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 8, 2023 Matthew 21:33-46 A Story of Reckless Patience!   33“Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and went away on a journey. 34When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit.             35“The tenants seized his servants; they beat…

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 1, 2023 Matthew 21:23-32 A Story of Spiritual Insincerity!   23Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you this authority?” 24Jesus replied, “I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 25John’s baptism—where…