Sermon delivered the 3rd Sunday after Easter, April 26, 2020, by The Rev. Dr. Alix D. Pridgen

Sermon on 1 Peter 1:3-7

Easter SundayMatthew 28

Worship service recorded from Zoom

Sermon on Matthew 27:11-54

Ezekiel and the Valley of Dry BonesJohn 11: Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead

Spoken in the midst of a dire crisis…

Metaphor … “the darkest valley”  (a place of danger and death) Or  “a table … in the presence of my enemies.” 

In the original Hebrew of Psalm 23, there are exactly twenty six words before, "Thou art with me." And another 26 words after… as if to say, God being with us is at the very center of our lives.

Jesus was called "Emmanuel," which means "God with us."     We are not alone down here. The whole Gospel is that God is with us. God doesn't shelter us from trouble.   God walks with us and carries us through the pain.

Jesus offers the Holy Spirit, "Living Water" to parched souls.

Matthew 17:1-9

Matthew 5:21-37

Jesus tells we are the salt of the earth... a light that cannot be hid.