Archive for August 2025
Humility Comes Before Honor by Rev. John Cramton based on Luke 14:1-14 at Mount Vernon, Ohio, August 31, 2025
Good morning again. It is a joy and indeed a privilege to be with you again this morning. This is my eighth opportunity to preach from this pulpit. Most recently we worshiped together on the first Sunday of August, when it was just a little bit warmer than what it is today, and we considered the risks of…
Read MoreLoosed from This Bond by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat based on Luke 13: 10-17 at Mount Vernon, Ohio, August 24, 2025.
Loosed from this bond – that’s actually a direct translation from the Greek. When Jesus heals the woman, he says, “You are now loosed from your bond.” I have been blessed with a long career in the ministry. This October, fingers crossed, knock on wood – see, I am superstitious. I got it from my…
Read MoreSeeing God by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat based on Matthew 5:1-12 at Mount Vernon, Ohio, August 17, 2025.
Full disclosure – the lectionary passage this week just wasn’t making it for me. So, I decided – because I can do this – I decided to cherry-pick the scripture for this morning. I went with what’s familiar to all of us that Mike just read for us. I’m narrowing our focus on “blessed are the…
Read MoreCardiac Care by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat based on Luke 12:32-34 at Mount Vernon, Ohio, August 10, 2025.
Before my first real job at a church after seminary – well, I shouldn’t say that. Absolutely strike that, because hospital chaplain is a real job. Of course it is. Before I got a church job, I worked as a hospital chaplain at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Big,…
Read MoreWho Ever Loves Money Never Has Enough by Rev. John Cramton based on Luke 12:13-21 at Mount Vernon, Ohio, August 3, 2025.
It is indeed a joy and a privilege to be with you this morning. This is actually my seventh opportunity to preach from this pulpit over the last several years, and most recently we worshiped together just over a month ago. As I say each time, please know that I don’t take lightly the trust you place in…
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