by Steve Hedrick | Nov 29, 2016 | Text Sermons
Do you believe that Jesus is going to come today? Pick up a pen and write a yes or a no on your bulletin in answer to that question. We’ll come back to this a little later on. We have come to this marvelous season called Advent. For those who have been around...
by Steve Hedrick | Nov 21, 2016 | Text Sermons
The classic film, “King of Kings,” tells the story of Jesus. When it was being produced in Spain, the rumor got around that the producer was insisting that the plot be kept secret. When a London reporter got wind of this, he telephoned the press agent for the movie...
by Steve Hedrick | Nov 14, 2016 | Text Sermons
I’ve been re-reading J.R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy recently. It has been about 30 years since I read that great fantasy epic. So I have been re-introduced to hobbits, dwarfs, elves, orcs, Nazguls, and other strange critters, and their great adventure to...
by Steve Hedrick | Nov 14, 2016 | Text Sermons
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. In England we often use the expression “making a mountain out of a molehill” to describe the process of turning an utterly inconsequential matter into a major issue. Our reading from St Luke’s...
by Steve Hedrick | Nov 14, 2016 | Text Sermons
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen Weddings and funerals – alas, usually more funerals than weddings these days – weddings and funerals are part of the stock in trade of the faithful pastor and they should, of course, be a part...