SERMONS

"The Resurrection" by Dirk Bouts " After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; I know that

Once upon a time—four thousand years ago, to be precise, for this is no fairytale--God promised to our ancestor Abraham that he would make of him a great nation, and that through this nation God would bless all the families of the earth. When Abraham’s great-great-grandchildren became slaves in Egypt, God sent Moses with great miracles and wonders, and this Word to Pharaoh: let my people go!  But of course, Pharaoh did not listen to God, even though God sent nine plagues--fli

"Jesus and the Woman at the Well," Stanislav Plutenko, 2017 Jesus is looking for marriage. But not how you think.  Let’s back up. There’s so much going on here, we’ve got to dig around in it so you can see the fullness of this story from John’s 4 th  chapter. It starts with the Jews and the Samaritans. They were both descended from Abraham’s grandson, Jacob. But 2,000 years after Jacob, his descendents wouldn't even drink out of the same bucket at a well. It’s more than just