Bible Study

Sermon John 2:13-22 Spring Cleaning By Dr. Jeffrey K. London Jesus with a whip in his hand has always been an unsettling image for me. It strikes terror in me. Maybe that’s because I witnessed, on several occasions, my childhood friend Vince being beaten, whipped by his own father with a “cat-of-nine tails” (he called … Continue reading “John 2:13-22, Spring Cleaning (London) – Bible study”

Sermon John 2:13-22 Profanity Not Just Words It was Passover, a holy time. In normal times, Jerusalem was a city of 50,000 peoplenot very large by our standards. But during Passover, when Jewish pilgrims crowded into the city, the population would triple. To get an idea how crowded the city must have been, imagine the … Continue reading “John 2:13-22 Profanity–Not Just Words (Donovan) – Bible study”

Sermon John 1:43-51 God Keeps Knocking By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker In a time when unemployment is high, and its burdens experienced by many, matters of job and career receive more attention than usual. Indeed, even when the economy is less troubled, we are a people preoccupied with matters of career and job. And we … Continue reading “John 1:43-51 & 1 Samuel 3:1-20 God Keeps Knocking (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon John 3:1-17 The Gospel at Night By Dr. Randy L. Hyde “It’ll be dark soon,” Arthur says in the 1968 western “Firecreek,” starring Jimmy Stewart and Henry Fonda. “Things happen at night.” Indeed, strange things can happen at night that don’t occur during the day. Hospital personnel will tell you about something called “sundowners.” … Continue reading “John 3:1-17 The Gospel at Night (Hyde) – Bible study”

Sermon John 3:1-17 The Game Changer By The Rev. David Sellery Nicodemus was a man of the law. Thats what it meant to be a Pharisee. Not that you were a lawyer, but that your sole purpose was to serve God by ever more scrupulous observation of intricate regulations governing every aspect of behavior, of … Continue reading “John 3:1-17 The Game Changer (Sellery) – Bible study”

Sermon John 3:1-17 Losing Your Religion By The Rev. Dr. Roy W. Howard Several years ago, I noticed something peculiar happening to me, as well as many of my friends and colleagues in the church. It wasn’t that we were getting older – or slower – or, in my case, grayer on top. No, something … Continue reading “John 3:1-17 Losing Your Religion (Howard) – Bible study”

Sermon John 3:1-17 The Beauty Steals Inward By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Today I’d like to talk with you about growing old, and the opportunity it brings us. In the name of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. What are the signs of growing old in our society? Retirement from the job. Relocating to a … Continue reading “John 3:1-17 The Beauty Steals Inward (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon John 3:1-17 Nick at Night By Fr. Bill Wigmore (This sermon was delivered to a group recovering from alcohol and drug addiction.) Once again, welcome. The Big Book says that those of us who’ve had a lot of religious training, often have a harder time with this Program than those who’ve had none at … Continue reading “John 3:1-17 Nick at Night (Wigmore) – Bible study”

Sermon Exodus 3:1-6 & John 3:1-17 The Cure for Our Pride By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Today’s reading from Exodus and John’s Gospel may leave us strangely unsatisfied, particularly if we expect that the scriptures for Trinity Sunday should, well, tell us something about the Trinity. First, we have that conversation, or rather confrontation, between … Continue reading “John 3:1-17 & Exodus 3:1-6 The Cure for Our Pride (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon John 3:1-17 Faith for the Common Man By Dr. Philip W. McLarty The title of the sermon this morning is inspired by an orchestral work called, “Fanfare for the Common Man”, by Aaron Copeland. I chose it because I see Nicodemus as a common man of common intellect and common faith. While John describes … Continue reading “John 3:1-17 Faith for the Common Man (McLarty) – Bible study”