Sermon Transcripts

November 21, 2021 ~ Rev. Beckie Sweet The Blessing of Thorns           Sandra felt as low as the heels of her shoes as she pushed against a November gust and the florist shop door.  Her life had been easy, like a spring breeze.  Then, in the fourth month of her second pregnancy, a minor automobile accident stole her ease.          ...

November 14, 2021 ~ Rev. Beckie Sweet A country preacher decided to skip services one Sunday to spend the day hiking in the wilderness. Rounding a sharp bend in the trail, he collided with a bear and was sent tumbling down a steep grade. He landed on a rock and broke both legs. With the angry bear charging at him from a distance, the preacher prayed, “O Lord, I’m so sorry for skipping services today. Please forgive me and grant me...

November 7, 2021 ~ Rev. Beckie Sweet During the 1980’s, my mother served as a director of the Women’s Division and the General Board of Global Ministries.  Because Mom was not employed outside the home at that time, she was available so serve as a Mission and Advance Special Project Inspector on behalf of those bodies.  A group of these inspectors would visit every UM Mission site around the world once each four...

October 31, 2021 ~ Rev. Beckie Sweet Our nation, its states and cities, have a lot of whacky laws on the books.  Did you know that in Alaska it is illegal to push a live moose out of a moving plane?  In Rehobeth Beach, Delaware if Halloween falls on a Sunday, as it does today, there will be no trick-or-treating on that Sunday.  The trick-or-treating must take place on All Hallows Eve Eve.  In Florida, if an...

October 24, 2021 ~ Rev. Beckie Sweet Don’t you love Bartimaeus? Here is a person who knows what he wants and goes after it no matter how much he embarrasses everyone else. “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” he shouts. His fellow townspeople are mortified. “Shush!” they say. “Be quiet, you hollering maniac! The one celebrity we get in this town and you yell at him like a fool!” Bartimaeus doesn’t care. He knows Jesus has what he...

October 17, 2021 ~ Rev. Beckie Sweet During the American Revolution a man in civilian clothes rode past a group of soldiers repairing a small defensive barrier.  Their leader was shouting instructions, but making no attempt to help the soldiers.  Asked why by the rider, the leader reported with great dignity, “Sir, I am a corporal!”  The stranger apologized, dismounted, and proceeded to help the exhausted...