https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhL1-q-QkAg 5th Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) – June 19, 2016 – Galatians 3:23-29 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Only Us – Pastor Evan Davis In reflecting on the tragedy of 49 of God’s children being murdered and 54 wounded by another of God’s children in Orlando last Saturday […]
It’s true – miracles mess up your life. Listen or read on… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48Bs_6-eSWA 3rd Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) – June 5, 2016 – Luke 7:11-17 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Miracles Mess Up Your Life – Pastor Evan Davis What qualifies as a miracle for you? You’re on […]
Who is worthy…who is not worthy…it occupies a lot of our attention. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLZDIoVR2Lo 2nd Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) – May 29, 2016 – Luke 7:1-10 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Highly Valued – Pastor Evan Davis Brett and I have been reading the Daily News-Record‘s annual leadership awards, […]
The echo of the divine community of God is found in the creation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnWaBZmHjoE The Holy Trinity (Year C) – May 22, 2016 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Divine Community – Pastor Evan Davis You know, here we are at another major Sunday, one of the festivals of the […]
Day of Pentecost (Year C) – May 15, 2016 – Acts 2:1-21 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Pentecost Prophets – Pastor Evan Davis Imagine if some good ol’ mountain folk sauntered their way in here today, people from back in the hollers, you know. You know who I mean. […]
Sorry, our audio recording ability has been having some technical difficulties. Here is the text from Pastor Evan’s sermon on May 8: Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year C) – May 8, 2016 – Acts 16:16-34, John 17:20-26 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Freedom from Disconnection – Pastor Evan Davis […]
We’re used to death. But are we ready for life? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8FQKxwenqE Second Sunday of Easter (Year C) – April 3, 2016 – John 20:19-31 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Easter Christians – Pastor Evan Davis It’s Sunday night on the day of the Resurrection. Do you know where the […]
Mary cared more than the cost. So did Jesus. What cost is holding us back from experiencing the joy of giving? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX020j_x-mk Fifth Sunday in Lent (Year C) – March 13, 2016 – John 12:1-8 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Caring More than the Cost – Pastor Evan Davis […]
Take a good hard look at Jesus, or the father he tells a story about, and you might think he just ain’t right. At least that’s what the Pharisees and scribes thought. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooyoFvwf9rk Fourth Sunday in Lent (Year C) – March 6, 2016 – Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 St. Jacob’s-Spaders and […]
While we’re focused on avoiding death and pain, Jesus urges us to focus on life – our own, that is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjFUf18fBPE [This week the preached version differed from the written version more than usual.] Third Sunday in Lent (Year C) – February 28, 2016 – Luke 13:1-9 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran […]