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 ofDate: February 21, 2021
Bible Text: Mark 1:12 | Rev. Dr. Nicholas A. Pearce
Eternal God how excellent is your name in all the earth we give you honor and glory for the gift of this day and for the gift of this time of worship. We pray now that as we approach your word, which is a lamp unto our feet, and light unto our pathway, that youDate: February 17, 2021
Bible Text: Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21 | Reverend Christine V. Hides
“Remember you are dust.” we say to ourselves on the threshold of Lent, as if we could overlook the frailty and fragility of life during a pandemic. The phases and tiers of reopening, the positivity rates and ICU bed availability, so many numbers that rise and fall and spiral as the months wear on intoDate: 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 ofDate: 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; heDate: January 31, 2021
Bible Text: Matthew 18:21–35 | Reverend Christine V. Hides
During the season of Epiphany, Bill and I are preaching the sermon series, Help, Thanks, Wow, the Lord’s Prayer for Our Times—inspired by both the prayers of Anne Lammott and Jesus of Nazareth. Today we reach the fifth petition of the Lord’s Prayer—“And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” TheDate: 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 notDate: 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 orDate: 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,