Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat
Mustard Seed Moments by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat based on Luke: 17: 5-6 at Mount Vernon, Ohio on October 5, 2025
Mustard seed moments. Mustard seed moments in our lives, seemingly small moments that end up...
Autumn Wisdom by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat based on Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 at Mount Vernon, Ohio September 28, 2025
I have this sort of occupational hazard, I suppose, where I like to make lists....
Be Perfect by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat based on Matthew 5: 43-48 at Mount Vernon, Ohio September 21, 2025
So, what does the Lord require of us? Well, in this congregation, you can answer...
Lost and Found by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat based on Luke 15:1-10 at Mount Vernon, Ohio September 14, 2025
Lost and found. Lost, and found. This man welcomes sinners and eats with them. Anthropologists will tell...
Bending in the Wind by Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat based on Psalm 1 at Mount Vernon, Ohio September 7, 2025
Bending in the wind. When I was a kid – this is the truth –...
Loosed 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...
Seeing 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...
Cardiac 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...
