Rev. Doug Floyd Easter 5 2017 Deuteronomy 6:20-25 We begin to open up the beauty of the world to one another, the flowers, the trees, the skies, and how it all is revealing the beauty and love of God. We’re inviting others into this grand story. I was competing at drama convention in Gatlinburg in…

Good Shepherd Sunday 2017 Rev. Doug Floyd John 10:1-18 Today we celebrate Good Shepherd Sunday, which is traditionally part of Eastertide. Throughout this season we continue to rehearse the historical moment when Jesus Christ dies upon the cross, is buried, and resurrected on the third day. The day when the power of sin and death…

Rev. David R. Sincerbox Isaiah 43:1-12, Psalm 116:10-17, 1 Peter 1:13-25, Luke 24:13-35 The journey has been a theme in great Western literature from the time of Homer’s Odyssey, which the Coen brothers’ movie “Brother, Where Art Thou?” follows somewhat. We all read Robert Frost’s poem of journey, “The Road Not Taken,” in high school.…

Training Our Lips For Joy Easter 2 2017 Rev. Doug Floyd Psalm 111 This is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it. We are standing, living, celebrating the joyous day of of the Lord. The day of resurrection. The first day of new creation. The beginning of…

As we follow Zephaniah’s words over these verses, we behold Jesus Christ, our Risen Savior. We behold the Lord of Lords and King of Kings. Easter 2017 The Gospel in Zephaniah Rev. Doug Floyd Zephaniah 3:12-20 Matthew 28:1-10 This is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it.…

Lent 5 2017 Rev. Doug Floyd Ezekiel 37:1-4, Psalm 130, Romans 6:15-23, John 11:18-44 “Sometimes my burden seems more than I can bear It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there.” Bob Dylan[1] Ezekiel lives among an alien people with alien gods. Seized from his homeland, he and 11,000 other captive Israelites are taken to…

Testing God in the Wilderness Lent 4 2017 Rev. Doug Floyd St. Brendan’s Church At first sight, the wilderness looks desolate, empty of all life. Dried creek beds, lonely wind howling across the waste places. A desert owl screeches in the distances. Abandoned. Forsaken. A closer look reveals stories. Ancient stories. Civilizations come and gone.…

There will be seasons where it feels like God’s completely abandoned you, and the promises God gave you are simply not coming true. You feel like you’re wandering in the wilderness, and the question is, is God really trustworthy? Can I really trust Him? It’s a very hard place. Abraham and the Walk of Faith…

From Death to Life Lent 1 2017 Rev. Doug Floyd March 5, 2017 On his 1988 album, Oh Mercy, Bob Dylan sings, Most of the time I’m clear focused all around Most of the time I can keep both feet on the ground I can follow the path, I can read the signs Stay right…