RoboPreacher

to being delivered for the first time A sermon on that time Abraham believed a whooper Did anyone have anything unusual happen this morning? For instance, did something surprising happen this morning? Or how about funny ? Did anyone have anything funny happen on your way here? Anyone? Well, shoot! I don’t have anything, either! It’s been a pretty humdrum morning for me. I was just asking because I was looking for a little comic relief . But I guess we’ve all had a relatively normal day so far. Haven’t we? They’re not all typical, though. Are they? No, the truth is, the uncommon is relatively common. Our lives are awash in a sea of change . And while that change can be welcome , just as often, it’s not . Those are the tough times. Aren’t they? It’s no laughing matter when change comes unplanned or unwelcomed . When that happens, our neat and tidy little lives are thrown on their heads . It puts our past into question and makes the future a threat . Now, I could give examples o...

been so afraid of everything / i need a chance to be reborn  A sermon on the so-called "fall" Are you ready ?!?   Well? Are you?!?   Folks, just sitting there isn’t exactly the hearty “yes” I was hoping for! But I get it. I know it’s Sunday morning . I’m sure you’re a little groggy . And I bet you just want to sit there like a bump on a log, too!   You know what? You’re not going to get off that easily ! Sorry! No, you’re going to have to participate a little this morning!   Because I’m feeling extra punchy , it’s not one of those subjective questions you can just answer with whatever idea pops into your pretty little head, either! No, you’re going to have to put in some work ! You’re going to have to think ! This question has a right and wrong answer. Fun. Right?   Wow. If your first response was half-hearted, I think the other half of your heart must have just died on the line! But don’t worry. This isn’t a trick question. In fact, I’m going to s...

i didn't need to when i wished you would A sermon on the 7th chapter of Ecclesiastes : Ecclesiastes, the book today’s passage comes from, is a hard -nosed pursuit of wisdom distilled down to its very essence . And after a few weeks with the Quester, we’ve got to hand it to the guy, he’s up to the task. Isn’t he?Ecclesiastes isn’t afraid of an unpleasant observation. It doesn’t blanch in the face of a disagreeable facts. And it’s not about shrink from making a difficult verdict, either. This book is willing to follow an argument all the way to its bitter end. But , in the end , here in today’s passage, what does the Quester discover for all his trouble? Does he come to one grand unifying theory of everything? Does he learn the great secret of it all ? Or, does he, at least , come to one single certainty he can hang his hat on? …No, he doesn’t ! Does he?!? On the contrary , at the end , the Quester doesn’t learn anything! Well, that’s not right, exactly. The Quester does lear...