Date: February 28, 2021

Bible Text: John 1:43–51 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg

The inspiration for our Lenten Sermon Series at Kenilworth Union comes from Paul Anthony Jones’ The Cabinet of Calm: Soothing Words for Troubled Times (2020), where  this British author compiles 51 mostly extinct English words that for various reasons faded from our common vocabulary over the centuries, but which might nonetheless speak a word of

Date: February 14, 2021

Bible Text: Psalm 29; Mark 9:2–9 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg

A Psalm of David Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name;    worship the Lord in holy splendor. The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over mighty waters. The voice of

Date: February 7, 2021

Bible Text: Psalm 91 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg

Assurance of God’s Protection You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.” For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence; he

Date: January 24, 2021

Bible Text: Exodus 16:13–21, 31 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg

That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor. When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, “What is it?” For they did not

Date: January 17, 2021

Bible Text: Luke 12:22–34 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg

Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or

Date: January 10, 2021

Bible Text: Exodus 3:1–15 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg

Katie Lancaster’s sabbatical project that she is working on while she’s away from us is called Prayer in Uncertain Times. A very relevant topic, right for the times we’re going through, and so out of solidarity with Katie, Christine, and I are preaching a sermon series during Epiphany which is called Help, Thanks, Wow! The Lord’s Prayer. Help,

Date: January 3, 2021

Bible Text: Matthew 6:9–13 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg

“Pray then in this way: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us to the time of trial,

Date: December 24, 2020

Bible Text: Genesis 1:1–5; John 1:1–5, 14 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg

Right now the earth is hurtling through space at 67,000 miles per hour in its ellipse around the sun and rotating on its axis at 1,000 miles per hour. Imagine that: you and I, right now, apparently stationary, are racing around at 1,000 miles per hour in a tight circle and at 67,000 miles per

Date: December 13, 2020

Bible Text: Luke 2:8–14; Matthew 2:1–12 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg

The Visit of the Wise Men In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.”

Date: December 6, 2020

Bible Text: Matthew 1:18–25 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg

The Story of Joseph Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to