Author: Michael K. Marsh
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Our Original Blessing – A Christmas Eve Sermon On Luke 2:1-20
“To you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord.” (Luke 2:1-20) That is the angel’s “good news of great joy for all the people.” It is the summation of Christmas. It is the heart of the Christmas story. What more needs to be said? What Read more
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Blessed Are You Too – An Advent Sermon On Luke 1:39-45
“In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.” I don’t know why Mary set out “with haste” to go to Elizabeth. I don’t know what she wanted or needed from Elizabeth. Today’s gospel (Luke 1:39-45) Read more
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How Are You? – An Advent Sermon On Zephaniah 3:14-20
What comes to mind when you think of repentance? What does it look like and mean in your life today? What is it asking of you? My guess is that for most of us, especially during Advent, our image and understanding of repentance is John the Baptist calling us to shape up or ship out, Read more
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A Word In The Wilderness Of Life – An Advent Sermon On Luke 3:1-6
When was the last time you were in the wilderness of life? Maybe you are there today. We all come to wilderness times in our life. Sometimes the choices we make bring us to the wilderness. Sometimes the actions or words of others send us there. And sometimes it’s circumstances beyond our control that take Read more
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Life In The Gap – An Advent Sermon On Jeremiah 33:14-16 And Luke 21:25-36
Recently, someone said to me, “I’m ready to move on. I don’t like being in this in between place.” I know what he means and I’ll bet you do too. I sometimes think about it as life in the gap. It’s the gap between what was or is and what will be. It’s the gap Read more
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Living Power Differently – A Sermon On John 18:33-37, Christ The King
Today is the Feast of Christ the King. Throughout history kings and kingdoms have at some level been associated with power. So today seems like a good day to reflect on power in our lives and world. Last week a woman came to my office seeking assistance. With tears in her eyes she said, “It’s Read more
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When Our Great Buildings Fall – A Sermon On Mark 13:1-8
What do you do when the great buildings of your life fall, when not one stone is left upon another, and all has been thrown down? I think that’s the question Jesus is answering in today’s gospel (Mark 13:1-8). It’s a question we all come to at some point. It’s a question I’ve been asking Read more
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Being All In – A Sermon On Mark 12:38-44
“Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny.” That’s what Jesus sees in today’s gospel (Mark 12:38-44). Jesus says those two small coins are more than all the rich people’s large sums combined. That’s just not mathematically correct. You know Read more
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Lessons From A Sunrise
I need to see the sun rise. I said it first to myself then I said it aloud to others. I knew it would rise but I had to make sure, to remind myself. I needed to bear witness to the dawn of a new day and let it bear witness that I am here, Read more
Interrupting the Silence 