Trinity 12- He Sighed (Mark 7:31-37)

Trinity12-2010 Audio I’ve always been fascinated by this one little line in the text.  It reads, “and looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, ‘Ephphatha,’ that is, ‘be opened.’”  Let’s set the stage for Jesus’ words and actions, particularly this little phrase, “he sighed”. So Jesus is in an area called the […]

Trinity 10 – Jesus Weeps Over Jerusalem

Trinity10-2010 Sermon It is very easy in the church, in our lives, and in the world to major in minors.  What I mean by this is that sometimes we can get so caught up in the details, that we can overlook the whole point of the matter.  How many people do you know, for example, […]

Merciful Master – Trinity 09, 2010

Luke 16:1-9 Trinity 09 August 1, 2010 Trinity09-2010 ““With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless; with the purified you deal purely, and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.”  (2 Samuel 22:26–27 ESV) The way that God deals with us is often mysterious.  It has to […]