Sermons from August 2023
God Does Not Let Go
Sunday, August 20, 2023 at The First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, Iowa Matthew 15:21-28 Today’s passage is one of the more awkward moments in the narrative of Scripture. Jesus and His disciples are in hostile territory and a person keeps bothering them. So much so that Jesus says some things that don’t seem polite, and that runs counter to our image of the Lord Jesus, who we envision as someone who is always proper and never says anything out of…
Wrestling with God
Wrestling With God Genesis 32:28 Sunday, August 6, 2023 First Congregational Church of Wayne, Michigan This strange story is fundamentally about prayer, and what can happen when someone meets God in prayer. Preachers are supposed to be people of prayer, and one day a preacher’s five year old daughter noticed that he father always paused and bowed his head for a moment before starting his sermon. One day, she asked him why. “Well, honey,” he began, proud that his daughter…