Sermons on Growing

A Time to Pause

You can also watch on our Vimeo page. Sermon Text: Mark 7:31-37 This weekend, America pauses to remember what happened 20 years ago. We will remember what happened on 9/11 with a special prayer and hymn at St. Paul’s. 20 years have passed, but the memories are fresh in the minds of those old enough to remember. This weekend, St. Paul’s pauses to remember what happened 125 years ago. The founders of this congregation recognized the need for Christian education…

Spiritual Olympics

You can also watch on our Vimeo page. Sermon Text:1 Corinthians 9:24-27 We know him best as the “Apostle” Paul, but we could certainly call him “Coach,” as well. In 1 Corinthians 9 he says: “Run in such a way as to get the prize.” He’s coaching us, as Christians, to train, like an Olympic athlete going after the prize. (During Paul’s time, the winner’s “prize” would have been a laurel wreath. Today, it is a gold medal.) As the…

Jesus Stops By

You can also watch on our Vimeo page. Sermon Text:Luke 10:38-42 What would you do if Jesus dropped by your house? Would you race around the house and tidy things up, then head to the kitchen to prepare a meal? You would because this is Jesus! You’d want everything to be just right for him. But that doesn’t leave much time to visit with him. Or, because this is Jesus, and you’d want to spend every moment with him ……

How Not to Get Stoned – Christian Education Sunday

Click save above to download a pdf of this sermon. You can also watch on our Facebook page. Our Christian Education Celebration lesson from Deuteronomy 21:18-21 may not be what you’d expect. Child psychologists and counselors would never approve of God’s instructions for parents. And yet, God caused this to be recorded in the Bible. As we look at God’s advice for parents and his warning for children in the Old Testament, we’ll see how it applies to us as…

I Wonder – God’s Care for Us

Click save above to download a pdf of this sermon. You can also watch on our Facebook page. How would you like to not have to go to the grocery store again?  Your pantry would always be full even after preparing a full week of meals.  Your fridge and freezer remained constantly stocked even after a month of opening and closing.  That’s where this weekend’s worship takes us, as a widow’s jug of oil never dry and her jar of flour never…