Raise Your Hand

Preached on May 25, 2008 at PLWC.

Reading: Psalm 63; Exodus 17:1-7; Job 28:12-15, 20-28

Christians (and religious people in general) too often get accused of being credulous, anti-intellectual sheep who never bother to ask hard questions, but we should all ask questions sooner or later unless we're just being lazy. In this week's sermon we looked at Job, which for all its commentary on suffering really has a lot to do with how we handle those tough questions in life.

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As Ordinary as it Gets

Preached on May 11, 2008 at PLWC.

Reading: Ezekiel 1:4-9, 25-28; Luke 22:14-20

This week was a communion Sunday, so we looked at the paradox of an extraordinary God who reveals himself through such ordinary things as bread and juice.

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A Gathering of Strangers

Preached on May 4, 2008 at PLWC.

Reading: Ephesians 4

Continuing our theme of some of the most basic gifts God offers to all who follow him, this Sunday we saw how the church, a gathering of strangers, is one of God's gifts for making us holy.

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Clean Your Lenses

Preached on April 27, 2008 at PLWC.

Reading: Isaiah 62:10-12; Jeremiah 31:31-34; Romans 6:19-23

Last Sunday started a brief series focusing on some of the most fundamental gifts God gives us as we follow Christ. This will hardly be an exhaustive list, but we wanted to begin by looking at one of the most precious of those gifts: holiness.

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