Being the Best Man
Some thoughts on John 3:30 “He must increase, but I must decrease.” Over 45 years ago, my younger brother, Brad, … Continue reading Being the Best Man
Author: Pastor Mike Weber
Porcupine Meatballs and Love
How you perceive things depends on your perspective. For my mother, porcupine meatballs were a reminder of hard times. For me,they are a comfort food and a reminder of love. Continue reading Porcupine Meatballs and Love
Walking on the Water: A Sermon on Matthew 14: 22-32
This story isn’t about Peter’s faith or lack of it. This story is about Jesus, the Savior. What is required is not faith in your ability to walk on water. Rather, what is required is that you cry out, “Lord, save me!” Continue reading Walking on the Water: A Sermon on Matthew 14: 22-32
Bread in the Wilderness: A Sermon on Matthew 14: 13-21
What did the disciples see when Jesus fed the five thousand. This is an imaginative retelling of the story from the perspective of Philip
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Beginning to Live Again: A Sermon on Job 42:1-17
At the end of the story of Job, God gives him a new family of 7 sons and 3 daughters. Did this make up for the things Job had lost? I don’t think so, but it does show that even after great suffering we can begin to live again Continue reading Beginning to Live Again: A Sermon on Job 42:1-17
God Answers Job: Something Bigger than Yourself – A Sermon on Job 31:35-37; 38:1-11
What do good people do when bad things happen? Through an encounter with God they gain a new perspective on their suffering and their life. Continue reading God Answers Job: Something Bigger than Yourself – A Sermon on Job 31:35-37; 38:1-11
Hope in a Time of Darkness: A Sermon on Job 19: 13-27
What do you do when you come to the end of your rope? Job voiced his complaints but he also continued to hope in God Continue reading Hope in a Time of Darkness: A Sermon on Job 19: 13-27
Katharine Lee Bates: America, the Beautiful
The story of the woman who wrote the song and a revised poem that speaks to our situation during the time of pandemic and demands for racial justice Continue reading Katharine Lee Bates: America, the Beautiful
Three Responses to Suffering (Despair, Defensiveness, Engagement): A Sermon on Job Chapters 3, 4 and 7
Preached at United Reformed Church of Cliftonon Sunday, June 21, 2020 on Facebook Live. Sermon #3 in a Series on … Continue reading Three Responses to Suffering (Despair, Defensiveness, Engagement): A Sermon on Job Chapters 3, 4 and 7
How to Comfort Those Who Are Suffering: A Meditation on Job 2:11-13
Shared at United Reformed Church of Clifton during the Mid-Week Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, July 24, 2020 Meditation #2a in a … Continue reading How to Comfort Those Who Are Suffering: A Meditation on Job 2:11-13
