Sermon 1/12/2020Matthew 3:1-17Everyday Jesus Spirituality: The Discipline of Being Grounded As I think most of you know, I just returned from a long-planned vacation to Florida, where my family and I visited Disney World and Universal Studios. We had a…
bethquick.com | Sermon for Christmas Eve, "Keep Christmas Well," Luke 2:1-20
Sermon 12/24/19Luke 2:1-20/9pm versionKeep Christmas Well This Advent, I’ve been reading a book called Almost Christmas: A Wesleyan Advent Experience, which opens like this: “In a particular episode of the classic comic strip Dennis the Menace, Dennis …
bethquick.com | Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, "The Redemption of Scrooge: The Hope of Christmas Future," Romans 8:18-31
Sermon 12/22/19Romans 8:18-31, Luke 4:18-19, Matthew 11:29-30The Hope of Christmas Future This week we wrapped up our Advent study where we’ve been reading The Redemption of Scrooge by Matt Rawle, and digging deeper into the story of Dickens’ A Christm…
bethquick.com | Sermon for the Third Sunday of Advent, "The Redemption of Scrooge: The Life of Christmas Present," Luke 15:1-7, Matthew 26:11, Deuteronomy 15:11
Sermon 12/15/19Luke 15:1-7, Matthew 26:11, Deuteronomy 15:11The Life of Christmas Present Today, in our travels with Scrooge, we meet the Ghost of Christmas present. Dickens describes the spirit as, ““a jolly Giant, glorious to see; who bore a glowing …
bethquick.com | Sermon for the Second Sunday of Advent, "The Redemption of Scrooge: Remembering Christmas Past," Revelation 21:3-5, Luke 5:1-11
Sermon 12/8/19Revelation 21:3-5, Luke 5:1-11Remembering Christmas Past This Advent we’re journeying with Ebenezer Scrooge as he is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Last week we learned about how cut off Scrooge had become f…
bethquick.com | Sermon for the First Sunday of Advent, "Bah, Humbug!," Galatians 6:24, Luke 16:19-31
Sermon 12/1/19Galatians 6:24, Luke 16:19-31Bah, Humbug! Dickens’ short work, A Christmas Carol, begins by announcing, “Marley was dead: to begin with.” Jacob Marley was the business partner of one Ebenezer Scrooge, and he’s been dead for some time. Ja…
bethquick.com | Sermon for Reign of Christ Sunday, "Subjects, Fans, Followers," Luke 23:33-43, John 6:24-35
Sermon 11/1/19Luke 23:33-43, John 6:24-35Subjects, Fans, Followers Today is the last Sunday of the church year. The church calendar – as in the church universal – begins a new year on the First Sunday of Advent, which is next week. Today, on the last …
bethquick.com | Sermon for All Saints Sunday, Psalm 24, Psalm 34:1-10, 22
Sermon 11/1/19Psalm 24, Psalm 31:1-10, 22All Saints Sunday Years ago, one of my pastors while I was in my college years sent one of those email forwards that used to be so popular. I’ve tried to find the source of the original, but it seems to be anony…
bethquick.com | Sermon, "The Story, Part I: Exile and Restoration," Jeremiah 10:17-25, 17:7-8, 31:31-34
Sermon 10/13/19Jeremiah 10:17-25, 17:7-8, 31:31-34The Story, Part 1: Exile and Restoration Today in our journey through the Story of the Bible, we find ourselves in the Book of Jeremiah, one of the many books of prophecy in the Bible. As I’ve shared b…
bethquick.com | Sermon, "The Story, Part I: Squabbling," Judges 2:1-5, 17:6, 1 Samuel 8:19-22, 2 Kings 24:18-20a
Sermon 10/6/19Judges 2:1-5, 17:6, 1 Samuel 8:19-22, 2 Kings 24:18-20aThe Story, Part I:SquabblingFor the last couple of weeks, we’ve been talking about ways that God establishes to help the Israelites remember their relationship: God will be their God,…