Sermons by Pastor Pat Mecham (Page 12)
Just as I Have Loved You
Just as I Have Loved You Maundy Thursday Psalm 116: 1-4, 12-19 John 13: 1-7, 31b-35 Every now and then, a preacher finds a story that beautifully illustrates the Scripture passages she or he is working on. I’ve used this one before, and I’m going to use it again, because it is SO PERFECT! Rodney Roberson was working in a homeless shelter while he was going to seminary. One night, he learned a truly valuable…
Adulation!
Adulation! Palm Sunday Psalm 118:19-29 Philippians 2:5-11 Luke 19:28-40 Intro: You may know that the Japanese Imperial Army ran the deadliest prison camps in World War II. At one camp, starving military prisoners of war were huddled in dozens of bamboo huts. They had experienced terrible deprivation and cruelty under the iron fist of the camp commander. But it was Christmas! They had been told that there would be NO religious celebration in the camp. But about midnight,…
Don’t Be Denied
Don’t Be Denied 5th Lent Psalm 126 Philippians 3:4b-14 John 12:1-8 Hello. My name is Lazarus. You probably remember me because Jesus brought me back from the dead. Now, that was pretty spectacular, but I want to share with you the tremendous impact that Jesus had on my whole family—especially my sisters, Mary and Martha. I guess I ought to start with Mary, because she’s the one who introduced us to Jesus in the first place. I’m not exactly sure what happened to Mary—how she started going wrong—but…
Welcome, Sinners!
March 31, 2019 Psalm 32 2 Cor. 5:16-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Intro: Home. HOME. I hope that, when I say this word, it conjures up for you images of peace and security and happiness. For some, home is a certain place, like a little village in Nova Scotia. For others, it’s a specific building. And for others, it is a person or group of people with whom one really feels “at home.” Like the young adolescent who had just discovered…
A Light to the Nations
“The Light to the Nations” Baptism of the Lord Isaiah 42:1-9 Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 3:13-17 We have all been taught that “beauty is only skin deep,” but I say unto you, “real beauty is beyond the reach of the eyes.” But I wonder what it would be like to be able to perceive the REAL BEAUTY in every person I meet? Well, it’s Awards Season in Hollywood, and everyone is concerned with being “red-carpet ready.” The message we usually get from Hollywood is…
A New Light is Shining
January 5, 2020 A New Light Is Shining Epiphany Isaiah 60:1-6 January 5, 2020 Eph. 3:1-12 John 1:1-18 Do you remember the movie Hook? Captain Hook (played by Dustin Hoffman) and Peter Pan (played by Robin Williams) continue their epic struggle when Hook steals Pan’s kids in order to draw him back to Neverland. There’s one scene in which Captain Hook is talking to his sidekick, Smee, and he says that he’s had a “sublime vision”—an “epiphany”—and he shares his insight with…