John
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?
The Pain of Resurrection
Preached in Ankeny UCC by Rev. Nathan Willard Sermon Text: John 11:1-45 Mary and Martha both suffer in their disappointment at Jesus's failure to save their brother. We don't hear Lazarus's reaction to his resurrection, but we spend a long time with his sisters' responses to his death. What do their reactions bring out in […]
Fishing in the Fields
Preached January 26, 2014 in Ankeny UCC by Nathan Willard Sermon Text Matthew 4:12-23 In his call to his first disciples, Jesus goes to where they are, and offers them the opportunity to continuing to work as they had been, only more so. Not only fishermen, they would be fishers of people, able to use […]