Sermon for Monday of Holy Week — April 15, 2019

April 15, 2019  ·  The Rev. H. Elizabeth Back
Oldham County Ministerial Alliance — La Grange Christian Church
Come Thou Font of Every Blessing John 19:28 …. knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant,...
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Sermon --- Palm Sunday APR 14 2019

April 15, 2019  ·  Rev. H. Elizabeth Back
You'll Find it All
You’ll find it All. Is it true that most people come to church looking for innocence and purity, sometimes even triumphant majesty, often solace and protection from the muck and mire of a dark and dirty world?
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Sermon -- Fifth Sunday in Lent 4-7-2019

April 08, 2019  ·  The Rev. H. Elizabeth Back
"SNIFF"
Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God stinks to high heaven. Of heaven. Have you ever been around someone whose personal aroma is so memorable that when you walk away you still have the smell of them on you? Maybe it’s because of a pungent cologne, freshly cut grass, stinky boy ...
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Sermon --- 3rd Sunday in Lent

March 25, 2019  ·  The Rev. H. Elizabeth Back
Can You Dig It?
If you want to know what life after death looks like, look at a gardner. Maybe you ARE a gardner and you think I am nuts because your back aches and your knees creak and your hands are rough and calloused, and your fingernails are filled with dirt.
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Sermon for Lent 2 — Marcy 17, 2019

March 18, 2019  ·  The Rev. H. Elizabeth Back
For Connie
When you gently slip into a the chlorinated lap lane at the local swimming pool your feet are going to touch the floor and the most traffic you will navigate through is a discarded band aid or a student from the fitness class crossing your lane. Having entered the element of w...
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