Mindful Leader

What Would Jesus Say About ...

This was the wrap up/finish up on my "What Would Jesus Say About ...".  

The Scouts -- Boy, Cub and Venture -- gave me an excellent illustration point to invite people to go deeper in their faith journeys.  This started off six weeks ago as a planned evangelism reflection, and it ended up being a sermon on growing as disciples.  Funny how God does that.  

February 1, 2015 -- What Would Jesus Say About ... Being Purple

Micha 6: 6-8 was the scripture.  Being Purple was about being non-political, or being an equal opportunity abuser of both parties.  Justice, Kindness and Humility.  

January 18, 2015 -- "What would Jesus say about race relations ..."

The sermon here is more drawn from the idea of "listen for the pain" than the Acts 10: 34-43 that was read, but Peter and his carrying the Jesus story to the Gentiles does in part lead to the idea of "pain."  

The idea for this came from comments made to me from feedback in December when I lifted up some concerns over events in Ferguson, MO; Saratoga Springs, UT; West Valley, UT; Staten Island, NY, and Cleveland, NY.  The focus here was to suggest that listening to the pain being expressed was important.  

January 4, 2015 -- What Would Jesus Say About ... Silo Thinking

Number 1 in a six part series on "What Would Jesus Say About ..." and we will insert a topic or five.  

This one is drawn from Acts 2: 42-46.  More of a reflection on the human condition, rather than a traditional exegetical sermon.  

December 24, 2014 -- 8:30 PM Service

Our reflection from Christmas Eve -- you might think of this as borderline "the Gospel according to the Simpsons" or words to that effect. A lot of fun. Merry Christmas!

December 14, 2014

Sermon is from 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-24 and really more on the rejoice, pray and be thankful theme.  

November 30, 2014

Sermon is from 1 Cor 1: 3-9 but it really from all of the suggested readings for the day -- Isaiah 64, Psalm 80, and Mark 13 as well as the 1 Corinthians. The focus is on being active in our waiting. Do something please in the Isaiah and Psalm, and the Mark is God is going to do something and we need to be alert. Here is speaking to a church that is not behaving like the church: they are stuck in the "already" as opposed to being between the already and the not yet.

October 19, 2014

Sixth Sermon in our Matthew Parable Series with an emphasis on Stepping Up in ....