by Angela Ward | Feb 24, 2020 | Text Sermons
The fifth chapter of the Gospel According to St. Matthew is one of the most riveting chapters in the whole Bible. The portion appointed for today is in the middle of the chapter that began with these words: “[Jesus] went up on a mountainside and sat down. His...
by Angela Ward | Feb 19, 2020 | Text Sermons
How many of you consider yourselves law-abiding citizens? As many of you know, there are 613 laws in the Torah, which is a large number of laws. Jesus tells us he is the fulfillment of those laws, and of whom the prophets spoke. I started thinking about law, and laws,...
by Angela Ward | Feb 4, 2020 | Text Sermons
What are you waiting for in life? I ask myself the same question. What are WE waiting for? Of course, the answer is always the same in every generation: we’re waiting for love; we’re searching for peace – we’re looking for deliverance from sin and guilt and fear and...
by Angela Ward | Jan 29, 2020 | Text Sermons
Three elderly men, Eddie, Jenkin, and Martin go to the doctor for their memory test. The doctor asks Eddie, “What’s five times five?” “191,” is his reply. The doctor rolls his eyes and says to Jenkin, “It’s your turn. What’s...
by Angela Ward | Jan 22, 2020 | Text Sermons
For about five years I’ve had a recurring dream that happens about once a month, and it goes like this. I’m standing in the courtroom at the old courthouse in Linden, Alabama, and I’m being tried for something that isn’t quite clear. The judge presiding in my dream—of...
by Angela Ward | Jan 14, 2020 | Text Sermons
He’s in his mid-twenties; she’s around the same age. He’s from an upper-class family, accustomed to everything money can buy (which he believes is about everything), reared with conservative values, Harvard-educated, and now a lawyer in a prestigious firm. His name...
