Bible Study

Sermon Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 The Welcome Mat By Joseph Robb Door mats have become a product for sale. My wife, Deb tries out different ones for different occasions: She has one at the back door which reads: “A Golfer and a Sane Person live here.” Another one that says: “Wipe feet here please” that’s at … Continue reading “Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 The Welcome Mat (Robb) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Hear It Again By Dr. Jeffrey K. London As children we all heard the same things over and over again: “Don’t run with scissors!” “Don’t leave the refrigerator door open!” “Don’t put your brother’s head in the toilet!” “Always say please’ and thank you.’” “Look both ways before crossing the street.” … Continue reading “Luke 15:1-3, 11-32, Hear It Again (London) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 15:11b-32 Expanded Imagination By Dr. Heather Entrekin Christians have been rather famous, or infamous, throughout the history of the church, for opposing imagination. Well into the 20th century, some Presbyterians refused to sing any hymn whose words were not straight out of the Psalms. When the Wizard of Oz was published, Christians burned … Continue reading “Luke 15:11-32 Expanded Imagination (Entrekin) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 15:11b-32 The Parable of the Prodigal Son By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Several years ago, conductor Robert Shaw was interviewed on the anniversary of his 25th consecutive year to conduct the Bach B Minor Mass. In the course of the interview, he was asked the obvious question, “How can you conduct this work, … Continue reading “Luke 15:11-32 The Parable of the Prodigal Son (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 15:11b-32 Jesus Tells about a Father By Fr. Bill Wigmore Well once again, welcome to the service & Happy Father’s Day to all the dads here – how’re we doing tonight? Sometime back, I came a cross one of those top ten lists that David Letterman reads on The Late Show. This one … Continue reading “Luke 15:11-32 Jesus Tells about a Father (Wigmore) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 16:1-8 The Parable of the Dishonest Manager By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Our series on The Parables of Jesus continues this morning with The Parable of the Dishonest Manager. We’ve got one more to go after this The Parable of the Talents, found in the 25th chapter of Matthew’s gospel, verses 14-30. We’ll … Continue reading “Luke 16:1-8 The Parable of the Dishonest Manager (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 16:1-13 The Dishonest Manager By Dr. Mickey Anders Hollywood movies often glorify the anti-hero. Those are the ones where the star of the movie is the bad guy who is so lovable that the audience winds up pulling for him. I remember at least a couple of those anti-hero movies which starred Robert … Continue reading “Luke 16:1-13 The Dishonest Manager (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 16:1-13 It’s the Little Things that Count By Dr. Keith Wagner In the past several years many of you have watched your pension funds and savings dwindle. It appears that the days of large interest rates and good returns are gone. Many are lamenting over the days when CD’s had high interest rates … Continue reading “Luke 16:1-13 It’s the Little Things That Count (Wagner) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 16:1-13 A Scandalous Story By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker The Great Litany in the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer contains these memorable words: “In all time of tribulation; in all time of our prosperity . . . good Lord, deliver us.” This request reminds us that we need help, not only when we … Continue reading “Luke 16:1-13 A Scandalous Story (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 16:19-31 Dying Into Life By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Back when I was a teenager in a church youth group, we once tried what I will call an exercise in trust. Each of us took a turn, facing away from the group. The person whose turn it was would fall backward, expecting to … Continue reading “Luke 16:19-31 Dying Into Life (Hoffacker) – Bible study”