Archive for September 2024

“Salt and Light,” by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat, September 29, 2024, based on Matthew 5:13-16 More than once, usually in the setting of a classroom but now in the setting of this message, more than once I’ve said this to people to just try to make my point and I’m going to do it…

“Greatness,” by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat, September 22, 2024, at Mount Vernon, Ohio, based on Mark 9: 30-37 I’ve mentioned this before, and I’ll mention it again. I don’t write sermons. I prepare them, and I create them. There’s a blessing to that, and I don’t know if it’s a curse, but there’s two…

“Who Is This Guy?” by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat, September 15, 2024, at Mount Vernon, Ohio, based on Mark 8:27-38 I’d like to open up myself a bit here at the beginning of my message and let you know where I’m at spiritually, and I need to tell you it’s a good place. I…

“Be Opened,” given by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat, September 8, 2024, at Mount Vernon, Ohio, based on Mark 7:31-3 As I mentioned earlier, this story only appears in Mark. It’s not exactly a well-known, considered pivotal passage of scripture. Nevertheless, I really love it. I love this. I’ll read it one more time, not…

“A Clean Heart,” by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat, September 1, 2024, at Mount Vernon, Ohio, based on Mark 7:1-8, 14-15 So far in our service I’ve been fairly confident that what I want to happen is happening. As we’ve already touched upon, this is one of our lectionary readings, what we just heard, and my goal…