Archive for June, 2008
What if There is a Divine Process?
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 What if There is a Divine Process?
a sermon based on Genesis 28: 10-16; 1 John 4:16b–21;
June 22, 2008 at Palm Bay, Florida
by Rev. Scott Elliott
There is this way of understanding God called Process Theology. Most folks only hear about it in seminary and even then only study it in obscure elective courses. Process Theology [...]
Jesus Had Two Great Dads
Sunday, June 15th, 2008Jesus Had Two Great Dads
A sermon based on Matthew 6: 7-13
June 15, 2008 at Palm Bay, FL
by Rev. Scott Elliott
In Jesus’s time and place the Roman Empire ruled and governed Palestine with brute force, showing little compassion for most of its inhabitants. And the vast majority of the population was held “‘at or close to [...]
Embracing All Who Miss the Mark, Any Mark
Sunday, June 8th, 2008Embracing All Who Miss The Mark, Any Mark
a sermon based on Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26
June 8, 2008 at Palm Bay, Florida
by Rev. Scott Elliott
One Sunday morning, an old cowboy entered a church just before services were to begin. He wore jeans, a denim shirt, and boots that were very worn and ragged. In his hand he [...]
Life is Messy
Sunday, June 1st, 2008 Life is Messy
a sermon based on Genesis 21:1-21
June 1, 2008 at Palm Bay, Florida
by Rev. Scott Elliott
The first semester of the first year of seminary we all had to take a course called Pastoral Care taught at Eden by a wise woman , famous in the world of pastoral care, by the name [...]