Sermons

Exodus 20=The Ten Words Background: The Israelites had been slaves in Egypt for 400 years. God brought them out of Egypt. Now, they need to learn how to live as God’s people. Think of the Ten Commandments not mainly as a list of “do’s and don’ts” but as a gift God gives

GENESIS 17=PROMISES! PROMISES! Bible Background: Abram and Sarai enter the story in Genesis 12. God makes a covenant with Abram in Chapter 12. God reaffirms that covenant with Abram in 15. Why a third time in 17? A couple of things: Genesis is a compilation of several sources or writers.

GENESIS 9 = COVENANT WITH NOAH AND ALL! Bible Background: The flood is God’s anguished response to the whole human race choosing every kind of evil, breaking God’s heart. The covenant with Noah and every living creature is a promise that God will set aside God’s anger and

THE TRANSFIGURATION – MARK 9 Bible Background: Jesus has just told his disciples that he will suffer and die and be raised. Peter resists that kind of talk. Then Jesus speaks these hard words about taking up the cross and following. The Transfiguration scene on the mountaintop has a