Sunday Sermon Synopsis for 4/19: Pressing for Perfection – Phil. 3:12-16

Context is everything! For example, Bo Derek became famous as “the Perfect 10″ from her starring role in the 1979 movie, “10”. Why so? For the obvious reason that between her natural God-given figure coupled with her disciplined diet and exercise program, Bo looked pretty good. But let me pose the relevant question: “Who determined that Bo D’s measurements, whatever they were, showed off the perfect figure?” The … [Read more…]

Sunday Sermon Synopsis for 4/12: Suffering With Jesus – Phil. 3:10b-11 (Communion Sunday)

The front office of the Phila. Eagles has been displaying an unprecedented player strategy that would fall under the literary category of non-sequitur. If I were to couch their actions into words, they would read something like this:   “Super Bowl, here we come! Deshawn, Shady, Jeremy and Nick, see ya’ later.”  Coach Kelly is … [Read more…]

Sunday Sermon Synopsis for 4/5: Easter – Resurrection Power – Phil. 3:10a

A handful of Jesus’ most devoted female followers arrived at His tomb bearing death deodorants, only to discover the stone had been rolled    away. A pair of angels gave this enigmatic explanation, “He is not here; He has risen!” Thoroughly confounded by this announcement,     they ran back to His disciples’ hiding place where they recounted the morning’s events. Peter and John didn’t wait to hear Pauline … [Read more…]

Sunday Sermon Synopsis for 3/29: Palm Sunday – Salvation By Faith – Phil. 3:8-9

The streets leading into the city and within were gorged with a mix of fervent devotees and curious hopefuls. Near-fanatical cheering and unrestrained palm-waving signaled this day as remarkably special. Could this reported miracle-worker and rabbi-extraordinaire be the one the nation of Israel had long awaited? Could he be the people’s Messiah? If the crowd was any indication what the popular opinion held, then there’s no question. But oh how quickly things can turn! Just five days later, some … [Read more…]