As Jesus rode into Jerusalem for the last time, his disciples thronged around him, cheering him on. When religious leaders told him to calm his followers, Jesus told them that if the people were silent, the very rocks beneath their feet would cry out in their place. What about today? Are there times when we fall silent and leave it to the stones to speak out?
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We finish the Fruit of the Spirit series with the one fruit to rule them all–the fruit with which Paul begins his list in Galatians 5. Love. It’s the vine from which all the other fruit springs.
Text: 1 Corinthians 13; Luke 10:25-37
This sermon was delivered to Crawford Memorial UMC by Rev. Anne Robertson on March 21, 2021.
Joy and happiness are different things. We are happy because of our situation; we are joyful in spite of our situation. Anyone can be happy if things are going well; but joy is a fruit of the Spirit.
Text: Philippians 4:4-7
This sermon was delivered to Crawford Memorial UMV by Rev. Anne Robertson on March 14, 2021.
They say that good things come to those who wait. But “they” also say, if you snooze, you lose. Well, which is it? As we continue to consider the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23, this sermon looks at the fruit of patience and how it differs from waiting. What does patience give us that simple waiting does not? How do we cultivate actual patience in our lives?
Text: Hebrews 11:8-16
This sermon was delivered to Crawford Memorial UMC by Rev. Anne Robertson on March 7, 2021.
What are we doing when we forgive others? And how does understanding that help us have more peace in our lives? We’ll look to the Lord’s Prayer in the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 6, verses 9-15 and to the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5 for our answers.
Text: Matthew 6:9-15
This sermon was delivered to Crawford Memorial UMC by Rev. Anne Robertson on February 28, 2021.
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus warns people against taking oaths, even going so far as to say they come from a place of evil (Matthew 5 33-37). What’s up with that? The answer comes as we continue our look at the Fruit of the Spirit and focus in on the fruit of “faithfulness.” Along the way we’ll also dissect one of the ugliest stories in the entire Bible, found in Judges 11. Jephthah kept his vow in that story; but was he faithful?
Text: Matthew 5:33-37
This sermon was delivered to Crawford Memorial UMC by Rev. Anne Robertson on February 21, 2021.