03252020 – John 9. 1-41 Do you remember that “catchy little song” that started out like this: “I can see clearly now the rain is gone I can see all obstacles in my way…Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind It’s gonna be a bright (bright) sun shiny day…” It was actually […]
03212020 – John 4. 1-41 (Lent IV) Just “a little bit of talk” about “SALIVA…” SPITTLE… Ew-Gross! (Like, totally…like completely!) Just saying, hocking up a really good “hacker,” a “loogie” “mucus,” “phlegm…” you KNOW the stuff, I am talking about! In Mark, chapter 7 Jesus used “a little bit of spittle” in the healing of […]
03182020 – John 4. 5-42 Let’s Start Out with an “Actual Question:” How racist are you? How’s that for food for thought? This is “the ACTUAL scoop behind our text!” This is what happened IMMEDIATELY AFTER the reigns of King DAVID and King SOLOMON. The once, UNITED nation was NO more. It became PHYSICALLY divided […]
03142020 – John 4. 5-42 – Lent III There was a time, PERHAPS still is…when people ASSUMED “the worst!” A wise person ASSUMES NOTHING! I want to talk with you today about MISOGYNY because it is important. I think it is critical for our “BIBLICAL UNDERSTANDING.” Misogyny is the HATRED of, CONTEMPT FOR, or PREJUDICE […]
03112020 – John 3. 1-17 (Lent II) So, HOW DO YOU relate to the night or to the darkness? We know SOMETHING about “nighttime.” More drinking, more carousing, MORE PARTYING, more arguments, probably more injury, accidents, more spousal abuse takes place at night. Robberies, thefts, crimes, break- ins…all under the cover of darkness. Nicodemus came […]
Franciscan Villa March 9th, 2020 2:00 P.M. John 3. 1-17 A 14th-century monk announced to the people of his village that he was going to preach “THE GREATEST SERMON EVER PREACHED ON THE LOVE OF GOD.” He urged EVERYONE to attend. People were CURIOUS. They wondered what the “old monk” was […]
03072020 – John 3. 1-17 (Lent II) Have you EVER entertained the idea that your thinking MIGHT be wrong? A little OFF? Tainted? Not, a part of God’s plan? You could be standing “in direct OPPOSITION to him” you know! Nicodemus had EVERYTHING going for him. Talk about your “LIFE of PRIVILEGE” … HE […]
030420202 – Matthew 4. 1-11 DEMONS, we’ve ALL GOT them! We all have DARK secrets, DESIRES or something we LUST after, our WORST fears, our BROKEN hopes…our diminished PROMISES…our countless misgivings… These “things” SLOWLY but surely CHOKE and HARM our good QUALITIES, HOPES, our DREAMS and ASPIRATIONS if left unchecked…or if we ALLOW […]
02292020 – 03012020 – Matthew 4. 1-11 I am VERY AWARE that BEFORE beginning his ministry and his leadership, Jesus spent some ALONE TIME in the WILDERNESS. It wasn’t really “ALONE TIME,” because Jesus KNEW that God was WITH HIM every step of “the WAY.” No matter WHERE he went or WHAT he did […]
02262020a – Ash Wednesday A lot of people do not like “Ash Wednesday.” I get that. For them, Lent begins on Sunday with the First Sunday IN Lent. Call me a “Traditionalist” – but LENT begins TONIGHT, the DAY AFTER SHROVE TUESDAY. It always begins MIDWEEK. ASH WEDNESDAY is for ‘traditionalists…I guess, like ME.’ A […]