Date: April 17, 2022

Bible Text: Matthew 28:1–15 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg

If you’ve been around this Lent and Easter, you would know we’ve been preaching a sermon series called, Lent in Plain Sight, in which were looking at common objects from the passion story: dust, bread, coins, shoes, thorns, cross, oil, and today stone. After the sabbath,

Date: April 10, 2022

Bible Text: Matthew 21:1–11; 26:6–13 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg

So the sight Matilda reminded you that this is Palm Sunday today, Christine told us beautifully the story of Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. You heard that the crowds laid down their coats, cut branches off the trees and laid them in the road, so

Date: April 3, 2022

Bible Text: Matthew 27:32–37 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg

As they went out, they came upon a man from Cyrene named Simon; they compelled this man to carry his cross. And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), they offered him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but when

Date: March 27, 2022

Bible Text: Matthew 27:27–31 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg

At Kenilworth Union Church we are preaching a sermon series called Lent in Plain Sight, devotion in ten objects. We’re looking a common object such as bread, coins, shoes, and today, thorns. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s headquarters, and they

Date: March 20, 2022

Bible Text: Ephesians 6:10–17 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg

As you’ve heard we’re preaching this sermon series during Lent called Lent In Plain Sight where we find the sacred in ordinary objects. So far we’ve covered dust, bread, coins, and today is shoes. Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his

Date: March 13, 2022

Bible Text: Matthew 26:14–16, 47–50; 27:3–5 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg

Our Lenten Sermon Series at Kenilworth Union Church is titled, “Lent in Plain Sight” based on a book authored by Jill J. Duffield. In the book she take eight common objects and shows how the are symbolic aspects of the passion of Jesus. Today we are looking

Date: March 2, 2022

Bible Text: Genesis 2:4–9 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg

Ash Wednesday marks the first day in the Lenten season and we beginning a new sermon series. Jill Duffield is the editor of the Presbyterian Outlook, one of the periodicals of the Presbyterian Church USA. She has recently written a book Lent in Plain Sight, in which

Date: February 27, 2022

Bible Text: Luke 9:28–43 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg

This is the last Sunday in the season of Epiphany. Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent. The Season of Epiphany begins on the day of Epiphany, January 6 the 12th day of Christmas. During this season we look at various ways in which Christ’s divinity is

Date: February 20, 2022

Bible Text: Luke 6:27–36 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg

The American Theologian Reinhold Niebuhr called Jesus the impossible possibility, just beyond our reach. During this liturgical time of pandemic we’ve been looking at the early ministry of Jesus to see how we might be better Christians. “But I say to you that listen, Love your

Date: January 30, 2022

Bible Text: Luke 5:1–11 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg

During the season of Epiphany the revised common lectionary is following the early ministry of Jesus as he makes his way from Bethany to Calvary. So Christine, Katie, and I have been looking at those lessons with you to see what we can learn about the Christ-like