Archive for October, 2007
Rooted to the Earth
Monday, October 29th, 2007Rooted to the Earth
By the Reverend Alicia S. Rapp
Luke 18:9-14
October 28, 2007
I heard this old joke again last week: a group of scientists became convinced they could create a more perfect human being than could God. What’s more, they were sure they could do it in less time, using their own secret formulas and […]
Justice and Prayer
Monday, October 29th, 2007Justice and Prayer
By the Reverend Alicia S. Rapp
October 21, 2007
Right away, before we can even dig in to this parable, we have to make a decision: what is the parable about?
Originally, Jesus probably just told the story. […]
Trying to Find the Historical Jesus
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007by Rev. Scott Elliott
Attempting to describe the historical Jesus is akin to locating the original flakes from a small snow ball which has rolled and tumbled and gathered in gigantic size for two thousand years; somewhere parts of some first flakes exist, but so much snow and dirt has gathered, melted, molded and mixed together […]
The Tenth Leper From Nowhere
Monday, October 15th, 2007a sermon based on Luke 17:11-19
Palm Bay, FL October 14, 2007
by Rev. Scott Elliott
The verses you just heard (Luke 17;11-19) have Jesus traveling in a region between Samaria and Galilee and ten lepers being healed because Jesus told them to go and show themselves to priests, and they went to do just that.
I love this […]
Suffering and Sadness - A Sermon by Alicia S Rapp
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007Suffering and Sadness
2 Timothy 1:1-14
World Communion, October 7, 2007
I. If I had had a completely free hand in choosing scripture this
morning,
we would not be hearing from 2 Timothy.
The pastoral letters—I and II Timothy and Titus—are not
among my favorites.
Part of my bias lies in the fact, admittedly,
that parts of these […]
The Dishonest Steward - A Sermon by Alicia S. Rapp
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007The Dishonest Steward
Luke 16:1-13
September 23, 2007
I. The church is a busy place.
There are many activities a person can choose:
there are dinners and fellowship events,
youth activities and Sunday school,
committees and service opportunities.
If you like, you can be here almost every day or night,
doing something for the kingdom,
or at least for […]