Earn all you can? Is that Biblical? Pastor Bob delivers the first of a two part series from1 Kings 3:5-14. He refers to John Wesley’s sermon whose three points were precisely these: earn all you can, save all you can, give all you can. Wealth, in and of itself, is not a problem, it is the love of money that is the…
On this Reformation Sunday, Second Union Church receives a visit from the founder of the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther. Dr. Luther, who looks surprisingly like our own Pastor Bob, discusses his history with a particular emphasis on his wife, Katherine Von Bora, a force to be reckoned with for the kingdom of God and a true Proverbs 31 woman.
Pastor Bob delivers a sermon from Mark 10:17-30 about the rich, young ruler anxious to assure his place in heaven. He was unable to sell his possessions and follow Jesus. What a difficult teaching, but we must realize that when we tithe we are not giving our money away, we are investing in God’s kingdom for His purposes – after all, everything…
On this Youth Sunday, Pastor Bob delivers a sermon from Ecclesiastes 12:1. A call to youth to seek God while they are young realizing that life is tenuous, early patterns become fixed courses and if you wait to accept Christ as your Savior, you will have missed out on His blessings. But it’s never too late to give your whole life to…
Adam Was Not An Evolutionist – he was created in the image of God the Father. Pastor Bob delivers a sermon from Genesis 2:17-25. Adam recognized immediately that Eve was not an incremental evolutionary advancement, but a quantum leap from the animal kingdom. We need to celebrate the reality that humans are made in God’s image, and this is the basis of…
In today’s sermon, Pastor Bob delivers a sermon featuring another paradox that Jesus presented from Mark 9:33-37. As the disciples argued about who would be greatest in the kingdom, Jesus taught that to be great in the kingdom of God, we must humble ourselves and be a servant to all. It is only through our humility and obedience that we can be…
Pastor Bob delivers a sermon from Mark 8:27-35. As Einstein said, “the closer we get to truth, the more it looks like a paradox..” Jesus offers us up the paradox of losing our life that we might gain it.
Pastor Bob delivers a sermon from Mark 7:31-37 about Jesus’ healing of a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment. He brings to question our view of miracles and whether or not we believe they still happen today. Are you open to the miracles that God wants to work in and through your…
Pastor Bob delivers a sermon from Paul’s epistle to the Ephesians 5:15-20 about living wisely and seeking that which brings true satisfaction. So many today are in search of happiness and meaning, but they are looking to that which the world offers. Their search usually results in disappointment and meaninglessness, as they are trying to…
Pastor Bob delivers a sermon from Ephesians 4:30-5:2 about anger and forgiveness. In a society that focuses so much on what goes into our mouths, yet people are so oblivious as to what comes out of our mouths. Out of your heart speaks the mouth, so what is in your heart? You have the opportunity…
