Sermons from April 2023
A Shared Baptism
A Shared Baptism Acts 2:36-41; 1 Peter 1:17-23 The Third Sunday of Easter, April 23, 2023, at The First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, Iowa Introduction Baptism is universal in the Christian church. Many years ago, I watched a documentary showing a baptismal service in an Orthodox church in Bulgaria, I think. I’m not sure of the location nor of the tradition of the church. There were eight or nine sets of parents with their infants, so perhaps the priest…
At the Right Hand of God
At the Right Hand of God Acts 2:33; John 20:19-31 Sunday, April 16, 2023 The Second Sunday of Easter at The First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, Iowa Introduction: St. Stephen sees Jesus standing at the right hand of God just before he is martyred. Acts 6-7 tells the story of one of the first deacons of the church, St. Stephen, who was a person filled with wisdom and the Holy Spirit. God did miracles in answer to his prayers…
Newness of Life
Newness of Life Romans 6:4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. Resurrection Sunday, April 9, 2023 at The First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, Iowa Life does not always seem “new.” Very soon churches around the world will celebrate Resurrection Sunday, or Easter. As the highest day of the church calendar,…