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Merely Human
1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Last week we looked at kindness as a key character trait of God which was revealed in creation and is reflected in...
Rev. Aaron Houghton
Feb 12, 20175 min read
Think Fast
Isaiah 58:1-14 There was this game I played as a kid, maybe you’ve played it, too. It’s called “think fast.” It’s not much of a game....
Rev. Aaron Houghton
Feb 4, 20176 min read
The Launch Pad
1 Corinthians 13:8-13 Last week, the session met with the Middle Schoolers preparing to join the church and heard them answer the...
Rev. Aaron Houghton
Feb 4, 20175 min read
Anything I Can Do, You Can Do Better
John 14:1-14 On the occasion of a service of ordination or installation of new elders, the Presbyterian Book of Order encourages the...
Rev. Aaron Houghton
Jan 14, 20177 min read
Does God Make New Year’s Resolutions?
Isaiah 43:16-21 Does God make New Year’s Resolutions? It’s a silly question, at first glance. But today’s passage from Isaiah, especially...
Rev. Aaron Houghton
Jan 1, 20177 min read
Where Does Hope Come From?
Isaiah 2:3-5 Luke 1:26-56 Psalm 126 It used to be that I’d go to the church library right after Sunday School, on the way the sanctuary,...
Rev. Aaron Houghton
Nov 28, 20168 min read
Reconciled
Genesis 25:19-34; 27:1-45; 33:1-11 Last week, I wisely decided to start a new sermon series wherein I would preach alongside the lessons...
Rev. Aaron Houghton
Nov 13, 201610 min read
The God Delusion
2 Thessalonians 2 There’s a lot going on in today’s passage, particularly in the middle section, on which I’ve chosen to preach....
Rev. Aaron Houghton
Nov 6, 20167 min read
Fess Up
Psalm 32, Luke 19:1-10 “Happy are those to whom the LORD imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.” This verse is a...
Rev. Aaron Houghton
Nov 6, 20166 min read
Grapes and Grace
Jeremiah 31:27-34 Jeremiah’s prophecy, from today’s text, includes an interesting proverb about “sour grapes.” He’s using it to reference...
Rev. Aaron Houghton
Oct 16, 20166 min read
Welfare
Jeremiah 29:1,4-7 “But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its...
Rev. Aaron Houghton
Oct 16, 20165 min read
Write The Vision
Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 There are two visions in Habakkuk: first, the one that he sees, full of helplessness, violence, wrongdoing,...
Rev. Aaron Houghton
Oct 3, 20166 min read
In Need of Convincing
Luke 16:19-31 A little background for today’s parable. Once again we find Jesus addressing the Pharisees, whom Luke describes as being...
Rev. Aaron Houghton
Sep 25, 20167 min read
How Do You Know When You’re Lost?
Luke 15:1-10 There’s a group activity at Camp Hanover called the “Great Adventure.” It’s an orienteering challenge in which the entire...
Rev. Aaron Houghton
Sep 12, 20166 min read
Love: The Difference Between Repaying and Responding
Luke 14:1-14 Have any of you ever seen Mean Girls? Great movie. Tells the story of a girl named Cady making the transition to public high...
Rev. Aaron Houghton
Sep 8, 20165 min read
Where Does God Sit?
Luke 14:1,7-14 I’m going to break up today’s text into two lessons: the first deals with how to respond to an invitation, the second,...
Rev. Aaron Houghton
Aug 27, 20165 min read
Shaking Things Up
Hebrews 12:18-29 Have you ever been shaken up? We use that term to describe being emotionally upset by a physical shock, or deeply...
Rev. Aaron Houghton
Aug 21, 20166 min read
I Wish You Were Already Ablaze
Luke 12:49-56 So, the challenge today is to wrap up Jesus’ teachings from the 12th chapter of Luke, a series of lessons which haven’t...
Rev. Aaron Houghton
Aug 14, 20165 min read
Do Not Worry: Our Carefree Calling
Luke 12:22-34 There’s a rule that interpreters of scripture follow when unfolding texts for meaning. And because I want you to feel...
Rev. Aaron Houghton
Aug 7, 20167 min read
Rich Toward God
Luke 12:13-21 A group of psychologists ran a test where they watched people play a game of Monopoly. They set up hidden cameras and...
Rev. Aaron Houghton
Jul 31, 201611 min read
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