Rev. Dr. John J. Lolla, Jr. Text: Psalm 1:2 Old Testament: Psalm 1 New Testament: Philippians 4:4-8, 13 Every organization faces the challenge of staying on topic. When it comes to groups of people, it’s easy for them to get off track from their mission. Several years ago, Ford Motor Company wanted to expand its business by going global. In 1998, it bought the English automaker, Jaguar. In 1999, it bought the…
Rev. Dr. John J. Lolla, Jr. Text: Habakkuk 2:2 Old Testament: Habakkuk 2:1-4 New Testament: Hebrews 12:1-3 Hundreds of people pass by our sanctuary each day. Where are they going? What do they want? What’s taking them by us, but not joining us? All around us are thousands of people. They’ve come to Bellevue for a purpose. They’re from all walks of life. Every race and social class walk by us to…
Rev. Dr. John J. Lolla, Jr. Text: Jeremiah 29:11 Old Testament: Jeremiah 29:11-14 New Testament: Hebrews 10:1-6 What are you planning for the rest of today? How does today’s plan fit into what you’re doing tomorrow? Next week? The rest of the month? Next month? Next year? How does your plan fit into what you will be doing five years from now? Ten years from now? Twenty, thirty years from now?…
Luke 7:1-10 Rev. Robert Downs May 29, 2016 I think it is true of most of us that we like to make a good impression on the people we meet. It is important to us that others think well of us. This morning’s story from the Gospel According to Luke tells us about an officer in the Roman army who made a significant impression on the Lord Jesus. He actually amazed the Son of…
Rev. Dr. John J. Lolla, Jr. Text: Isaiah 66:13-14a Old Testament: Proverbs 3:13-24 New Testament: I Thessalonians 2:7b-10 If you think the living room is the central room in a home, it’s not. It’s the kitchen. Kitchens are where families collect. It’s not by accident. I know in this day and age it’s not correct to say the kitchen is the domain of the fairer gender. It isn’t. Many hunter gatherer types…