Text: Luke 24:28-35 At the risk of sounding “mystical,” I’d like to suggest that the very heart of our Christian life depends upon how we experience God. Is it more cognitive? If so, then we will read a lot of books and endlessly study our Bible. Is it more behavioral? If so, we will place great emphasis on “doing” the faith rather than “talking” about it. Is it more affective? Then we will highly value music, ceremonies, or other…
The Good Friday Service was pre-recorded.
Text: Mark 11:1-11 Guess what? Our Palm Sunday sermon focuses on donkeys! I wanted to title the sermon “Jesus and his burrito” but I’ve learned to censor myself in such moments. I have a friend in Del Rio who has a pet donkey named, “Jóte.” Since he was originally from Mexico, I was racking my brain for the Spanish word, “jóte.” “Why did you name him that?” I finally asked. “Because when I call him,” he said, “I yell…
Text: Romans 12:9-21 “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” (verse 20) The above quote is a real head scratcher. First Paul urges us to feed our enemies out of compassion and then to motivate us, he adds that this will really hurt them—like burning coals. Say that again! Our text this morning about caring for our enemies is easy…
