Sermons on Repentance
Readings: Genesis 1: 2-3 …And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Mark 1:4-11 4 John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. … 8 I have baptized you with water; but he…
Readings: Joshua 24: 1-3; 14-25 Amos 5: 18-24 5:24 But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an everflowing stream. As you walk out of Church today, what will have changed? What difference will it have made to come to church this morning and worshiped God? What does choosing God, rather other gods,…
Readings: Romans 11: 1-2a; 29-31 I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! … God has not rejected his people who he foreknew. For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. Just as you… have now received mercy… so they now, by the mercy shown to you, they too many…
How many of you are awake this morning? I’m looking for a show of hands here… How many of you were awake while Betsy read the 7 verses from Romans 5: 12-17? English Standard Version. It seems amazing that the entire message of the Bible, from Genesis to the end, is found here, all summed…
As you know, when I talked earlier this month, I spoke about Social Justice, in light of Isaiah 58 and the call to prayer and fasting that was pleasing to the Lord. In the current political climate, in the US as well as in Panama, where there is such a backlash against “immigrants” and “illegals”…
Last week’s sermon focused on Isaiah 49, verses 1 to 7 and in particular verse 4. But my work seems so useless! I have spent my strength for nothing and to no purpose! As part of that sermon, we looked at the warning that Jesus gave the disciples on the night of the betrayal, that…
Lectionary: 2 Samuel 11:26 – 12:13 Last week I spoke about David’s adultery, conspiracy and murder, how he broke at least 4 of the 10 Commandments: murder adultery theft covetting your neighbour’s wife Today I’d like to continue with the lessons that we can learn from David. Now remember, it wasn’t that David was starved for…
It seems like it happened yesterday, but it happened 20 years ago? I was in 6th grade and we were lined up on the basketball court like every start of a Physical Education (PE) class. The lining up was for us to march like soldiers, jog, jump and do what most kids do in PE,…
I have to admit that of all the topics to write and talk about, repentance has been the most difficult. It is difficult to write about repentance because: first, it is hard to accept that we make mistakes and do wrongs (whether consciously or unconsciously). Second, it is hard to tell others that we need…