What Does It Mean to Worship ‘In Spirit and In Truth’?

This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 10/22/23, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was:  John 4:5-24. You can listen to the audio, or keeping scrolling to read my manuscript. (The spoken sermon differs from the written text.) Listen to Sermon Now In our reading this morning, Jesus says to the …

A People Who Bear Fruit

This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 10/8/23, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was:  Matthew 21:33-46. You can listen to the audio, or keeping scrolling to read my manuscript. (The spoken sermon differs from the written text.) Listen to Sermon Now In our reading from Matthew this morning, Jesus is …

The Door Home is Always Open

This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 9/10/23, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was:  Romans 13:8-14, Matthew 18:15-20. You can listen to the audio, or keeping scrolling to read my manuscript. (The spoken sermon differs from the written text.) Listen to Sermon Now What is love? Is it a feeling, …

What Is Real To You?

I preached on Sunday, 8/13/23, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for my sermon was:  Romans 10:5-15 & Matthew 14:22-33. I’m going to do something a little out of the ordinary with sharing this message. Normally, my sermons follow relatively closely to the message I’ve prepared in advance. I may deviate here or there, but …

We Seek An Earth Restored

This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 7/23/23, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was:  Romans 8:12-25 & Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43. You can listen to the audio, or keeping scrolling to read my manuscript. (The spoken sermon differs from the written text.) Listen to Sermon Now In our scripture reading from …

We Encounter God In This Mysterious Conversation

This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 6/11/23, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was:  Genesis 12:1-9 & Matthew 9:9-26. You can listen to the audio, or keeping scrolling to read my manuscript. (The spoken sermon differs from the written text.) Listen to Sermon Now There is a song that has …