Sermons from June 2008
God Hears the Cry No One Else Does
By The Very Rev. Sherry CromptonJune 22, 2008 Read: Genesis 21:8-21 Do the promises of God to Sarah and Abraham mean that others can legitimately be cast aside? If one person receives the blessing of God, does that mean that another person is deprived of God’s blessing? Does my being blessed by God mean that I can claim a special status for myself? What rights and responsibilities accompany the blessings of God? These are a few of the questions raised…
Come To Me, and I Will Give You Rest
By The Very Rev. Sherry CromptonJune 15, 2008 Read: Genesis 18:1-15;21:1-7 and Matthew 9:35-10:23 This morning Jesus tells the disciples to go to the lost sheep…the harassed and helpless ones…the ones without a shepherd, and give them good news. It starts with compassion – feeling another’s pain – and responding with hope. It’s the essence of doing ministry. But doing ministry the way Jesus tells us to do ministry is dangerous, because these “lost sheep” are the dangerous ones who…
Why Doesn’t The Rainbow Come Full Circle?
By The Very Rev. Sherry CromptonJune 1, 2008 Read: Genesis 6:9-22;7:24;8:14-19, Matthew 7:21-29 Noah and his family stepped out from the ark into the first sunshine they had seen in [many, many] days and stood upon land. When they saw the clean new Earth, Noah and his family wept for joy. God wept with them. God spoke to Noah and his family, saying: “I am your God who brought you forth into this new land. Look around you and see…