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Sermon Short for January 19th, 2020 Can I be a prophet? 1 Timothy 6:6-19, Luke 16:19-31 The Luke story about the rich man and Lazarus is very odd. In the Revised Common Lectionary it shows up in the fall and…

Sermon Short for January 12th, 2020 Who is Jesus? Matthew 3:13-17, Isaiah 42:1-9 The Lectionary wants us to consider Christ’s baptism this Sunday. It gets me to thinking – Why does Jesus need baptizing? Who is this guy, anyway? Over…

SERMON SHORT FOR DECEMBER 22nd, 2019 Isaiah 7:10-16, Matthew 1:18-25 He is born This is the Sunday just before Christmas. Lots of visitors in our homes and in our churches. Love is all around. This week we will reflect more…

SERMON SHORT FOR December 15th My Soul Magnifies The Lord Children’s Christmas Sunday Luke 1:46b-55 This is the Sunday for the candle of Joy. Our children and youth have a major portion of our worship to show us their joy…

Sermon Short for December 8th, 2019 Peace in a dangerous time Matthew 3:1-12, Isaiah 11:1-10 The Candle of Peace is lit this week. And John in the wilderness is screaming that we all have to repent or burn. “You brood…

SERMON SHORT FOR December 1st, 2019 HOPE IN A CHILD Isaiah 2:1-5, Matthew 24: 36-44 We enter into Advent – the season leading up to celebrating God coming to us in the form of a baby. Just as God declared…

A CONGREGATIONAL INFORMATION MEETING The year is fast closing and the Advent season is just around the corner. We have many special Christmas things happening at Gale in around Elmira. This coming Sunday we will hold worship in Café Church…

Sermon Short for November 24th, 2019 – Café Church How blessed do I have to be? Matthew 5:1-11 “Blessed are … Blessed are … Blessed are …” And the list of blessings goes on and on. Eight of these blessing…

SERMON SHORT FOR NOVEMBER 17th THREE CHURCHES TOGETHER              We really enjoyed the summer services in combined worship with St. James Lutheran and Trinity United churches. We are going to repeat the idea a few times throughout the year. This…

Sermon Short for November 10th, 2019 – Remembrance Day Am I a true child of God? Psalm 85, Matthew 5:9, Matthew 5:38-48 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God.” What do I make of…

SERMON SHORT for November 3rd, 2019 Mourning into Dancing Romans 8:28-39, Matthew 5:4, 6:25-34 All Saints Day is a tradition to be celebrated on the day after Halloween. Although the Halloween circus has long ago left behind any religious significance…

Sermon Short for October 27th, 2019 Clean up our act Deuteronomy 28:1-14, Matthew 5:8, Matthew 5:43-48 Our next beatitude is “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” C.S. Lewis said, “It is safe to tell the…

Sermon Short for October 13th, 2019 – Thanksgiving Matthew 5:3, Luke 6:20, Deuteronomy 8:7-18 For Thanksgiving Sunday we make a big hullabaloo about our harvest, our abundance, our blessings. That’s a good thing. Let’s give thanks with a huge THANKS!…

SERMON SHORT FOR October 6th Blessed is Self-Control Matthew.5.5, Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.              Although some may wonder if they want to inherit the earth in its current state.             But, of course, Jesus…

SERMON SHORT for 22nd, 2019 A hunger for righteousness Matthew 5:6, Isaiah 58:6-9, Matthew 25:31-40 Jesus’ choice of words here are important. Hunger and thirst – two crucial needs of humans that must be met for our survival. Another word…

Sermon Short for September 15th, 2019 Be-attitudes Matthew 5:1–12, Exodus 20 For this season we will explore the Beatitudes, Jesus’ inaugural address. This series of sermons will lead us up to the Christmas season. This Sunday we’ll get a brief…

SERMON SHORT for September 8th HERE WE GO AGAIN – RALLY DAY Isaiah 42:5-10, 2nd Corinthians 5:16-21 Yes! Here we go again. Rally Day rolls around again and another year of Gale activities and ministries takes off. But will it…