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,…
bethquick.com | Sermon, "The Story, Part I: Wandering with the Law," Deuteronomy 6:1-9
Sermon 9/29/19Deuteronomy 6:1-9The Story, Part I: Wandering with the Law We’re skipping ahead in the scriptures today, as we continue our journey through The Story of the Bible. Last Sunday, as we read from Exodus, the Israelites were on the brink of l…
bethquick.com | Sermon, "The Story, Part I: Covenant & Emancipation," Genesis 17:1-9, Exodus 13:3-16
Sermon 9/22/19Genesis 17:1-9, Exodus 13:3-16The Story, Part I: Covenant & Emancipation Today we’re tackling two themes, two scriptures, as we continue our journey through the Bible: Covenant and Emancipation. It might seem a little like we’re smush…
bethquick.com | Sermon, "The Story, Part I: Creation," Genesis 1-2
Art by Alana Correa, 2017. Sermon 9/8/19Genesis 1-2The Story, Part I: Creation Today, as we begin a new season together – back to our “regular” worship time and space, back to school, back to Sunday School, returning to some of the rhythms that dr…
bethquick.com | Sermon, "Unafraid: Fear and Death," 2 Corinthians 4:7-15, Isaiah 40:27-31, Psalm 46
Sermon 8/11/192 Corinthians 4:7-15, Isaiah 40:27-31, Psalm 46Unafraid: Fear and Death* We’ve been talking about fears for the last several weeks. We started about thinking about fear and security, our need to feel safe and the ways we can let that need…