Running to Resurrection

Preached April 20 (Easter!), 2014 in Ankeny UCC by Nathan Willard Sermon Text: John 20:1–18 Mary was so overcome by the disappearance of Jesus that she ran back to the other disciples, who likewise ran back to the tomb. What does the resurrection compel us to do? What are we running to?

Children in Palms

Sermon Text Matthew 21:1-11 Preached April 13, 2014 in Ankeny UCC What changes in the crowds between Sunday and Friday? When are we part of the anonymous acclimation, and when are we like Jesus’s disciples who quietly procure the donkey and colt he needs? Where will we be when the work must be done?