Aug 27, 2023 | Sermons, Uncategorized
Dr. Steve Lindsley(Exodus 1: 8-14; 2: 1-10) The time had come. She understood that now. The danger was too real, too great; and so she would do the one thing that goes against the grain of any loving, caring mother: give up her son. Give him up to the Nile. What...
Aug 20, 2023 | Sermons, Uncategorized
Rev. Rebecca Heilman-Campbell(Mark 1:1-3; 10:46-52) You can ask my husband or my family, I like to be prepared. And it’s become a running joke in the family. At our wedding, over a year ago, instead of my father giving a loving toast, he gave a loving roast. He pulls...
Aug 14, 2023 | Sermons, Uncategorized
Dr. Steve Lindsley(Matthew 14: 22-33) Poor, poor Pete. I mean, you got to feel for the guy, right? All the great things he did, being the rock on which Jesus built his church – and yet he’d forever be remembered for his two perceived failures: denying...
Aug 6, 2023 | Sermons, Uncategorized
Dr. Steve Lindsley(Matthew 13: 24-30) We find Jesus on a parable kick in the 13th chapter of Matthew. And for whatever reason, seeds seem to be heavy on his mind, as earlier in the chapter he shares the parable about seeds thrown on different kinds of soil. ...
Jul 30, 2023 | Sermons, Uncategorized
Dr. Steve Lindsley(Revelation 5: 1-6, 11-13) Most ministers I know are not generally thrilled with preaching the book of Revelation. We tend to think it’s about endings – the ending, actually – and who wants to preach on that? Add to that the inherently...
Jul 23, 2023 | Sermons, Uncategorized
Dr. Steve Lindsley(Numbers 27: 1-7; 36: 1-12; Joshua 17: 3-4) My Dad is one of five brothers. That was not what my grandparents intended to happen. When the two of them were expecting their first child, fully expecting a son, they had the name all picked out –...