Jesus’s baptism showed us how the Holy Spirit can come upon any one of us. The life of Martin Luther King, Jr. reminds us that the Holy Spirit’s presence makes the powerful uncomfortable, and that controversy often follows it. In this time when we celebrate a memory of Dr. King that does not recall the… Continue reading All Baptists Together
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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?
Things Known and Things Unknown
Preached in Ankeny UCC by Nathan Willard on January 12, 2014 Sermon Text John 1:1-18 When does the student surpass the teacher?