Mark 9:33-37 (The Message) A sermon given at Mount Vernon, Ohio on September 26, 2021* by Scott Elliott When Tristan, our oldest child, was about three or four years the two of us made a meal together while Nancy was out. As Tristan and I sat and ate I remember admiring how adorable Tristan was […]
A sermon based on 1 Kings 8: 1,6,10-11, 22-30, 41-43 given at Mount Vernon, Ohio on September 12, 2021* by Rev. Scott Elliott I chose today’s Lesson because it is about the radical hospitality and dedication of the Temple in Old Testament times and today we are rededicating this hospitable sanctuary which was renovated last […]
A sermon based on James 2:1-17 given at Mount Vernon, Ohio on September 5, 2021 by Rev. Scott Elliott Almost two decades ago Rev. Eugene Peterson completed a modern paraphrase of the Bible, he named it The Message. Although it is not direct translation I find it a great tool to get a modern feel for […]
A sermon based on Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23 given at Mount Vernon, Ohio on August 29, 2021 by Rev. Scott Elliott As we heard in Jesus’ day some religious people got uptight about others not following the traditions they thought put people in the right holy condition before a meal. The story mentions meal […]
A sermon based on Ephesians 6:10-20 given at Mount Vernon, Ohio on August 22, 2021 by Rev. Scott Elliott Although I mostly direct plays nowadays, I spent a good part of my earlier days in theatre training to be an actor. That training included things you’d probably guess, like speech and dance and singing. But […]
1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14, 15 1a Psalm 72: 1-7, 11-14 Given at Mount Vernon, Ohio, August 15, 2021 * By Rev. Scott Elliott As we just heard, the Bible reports that God showed up in a dream and asked Solomon what he wanted. Solomon’s dream response was asking for “an understanding mind to govern […]
A sermon based on John 6:24-35 given at Mount Vernon, Ohio on August 6, 2021 by Rev. Scott Elliott This is the last of three sermons I wrote on sabbatical. Last week we heard the John 6 account of Jesus’ feeding five thousand people fish and bread and then walking on water in a storm […]
A sermon based on: John 6:1-21 given at Mount Vernon, Ohio, August 1, 2021 by Rev. Scott Elliott WOW! It still feels so good to be back from sabbatical. I missed all of you and this beautiful sanctuary and our worship together so much! My main goal on sabbatical was to complete a script for […]
A sermon based on 2 Corinthians 6: 1-18 given at Mount Vernon, Ohio on July 25, 2021 by Rev. Scott Elliott Today is an auspicious day in our church. We are celebrating Pastor Mearle’s wonderful tenure as our Acting Pastor, as well as the reuniting of the church’s settled pastor, me, with an awesome congregation, […]
A sermon based on John 20:1-18 given at Mount Vernon, Ohio on Easter April 4, 2021 by Rev. Scott Elliott It’s so good to see so many you here this morning. It seems much longer than a year since last Easter when just Laura and Christa and I were up here recording the 2020 Easter […]