Posts by Robert Watkins
Spend Holy Week with Us
Holy Week—Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday—is the holiest season of the Christian year. During this week, we mark the Passion of Christ, walking with him from his Triumphal Entry into…
Read MoreSermon Series for the Fall
As the seasons change, we will be looking at different seasons of the spirit. We will be exploring three different seasons— A Season of Transition Fall is a time of…
Read MoreSummer Sermon Series: Generous Hearts
This photo is from one of our mission trips to Camp Grier. Such experiences are direct and profound experiences of the power of generosity. We give of ourselves, but find…
Read MoreSermon Series for Lent
For the season of Lent, we will focus on the Beatitudes as told by Luke (Lk. 6:20-26). Luke’s reporting of the beatitudes is uniquely his own. Unlike Matthew, who fleshes…
Read MoreAsh Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is upon us, and this year it seems more timely than ever. Ash Wednesday is a moment when we confront our mortality, remembering that we are dust, and…
Read MoreSermon Series for February: Sacred Graffiti
Graffiti is throw-away art. It is considered a blight when it appears on vacant buildings, train cars, or other public places. But some—for example, the image above from Asheville, NC—raise…
Read More12 Steps for Disciples
For the next couple of months, we will be looking at 12 Steps for Disciples as a series of sermons. Many folks are familiar with 12 Step groups—peer groups that…
Read MorePractices That Make Perfect
Beginning March 7, we will launch a new sermon series, “Practices That Make Perfect,” focusing on what are the 5 R’s of the gospel—RESTORATION, RECLAMATION, RECONCILIATION, REDEMPTION, and RESURRECTION. As…
Read MoreFebruary Sermon Series: A Toolbox
For the month of February, we will be thinking about a toolbox of spiritual practices needed to best be able to follow Jesus’ mission statements from the last series. There…
Read MoreSermon Series for January
During the month of January, we will be focusing on Jesus’ own Mission Statements for anyone who would follow him. They are not what most institutions or corporations would create—usually…
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