Sermons

To be humble is to be “Marked by modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful.” John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople …declared that just as pride is the root of all sin, “humility is the root, mother, nurse, foundation, and bond of all virtue.”     Click to listen:   Click this link…

I pray James inspires us to use the gift of speech and communication well and powerfully by praying when we’re suffering and praising God when we’re cheerful. May we be humble enough to confess our faults to one another and pray for one another, so God may bring healing to bodies, relationships, souls, and even…

As brothers and sisters in Christ, we need to do what we can to bear one another’s burdens to help us all get through our challenges and to face our difficulties. When we see someone struggling, we must be bold enough to ask that person how we can help. When we work together as a…

Jesus says (Matthew 25:35, 40), “I was a stranger and you welcomed me. Just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” Believing this with all our heart changes our behavior toward all people, including and especially folks we don’t know.…

One spiritual leader described the choice we face every moment this way, “Will you engage this moment with kindness or with cruelty, with love or with fear, with generosity or scarcity, with a joyous heart or an embittered one?  This is your choice, and no one can make it for you.  If you choose kindness,…

Division between people is not what the Kingdom of Heaven is about. In and through Christ, God is about bringing people together and knocking down the dividing walls and divisions that human beings have used to differentiate themselves from other people throughout history; divisions of race, religion, ethnicity, gender, class and whatever other categories humans…