Posts with the tag “david-buschart”

Sermon Title: Singing in the StormScripture: Psalm 34:1-10 (NIV)“I will extol the Lord at all times.” Psalm 34:1Confession: I am wary of extremes. By both temperament and beliefs, I tend to be uncomfortable with, even suspicious of, extremes. (Or at least what I consider to be “extremes.”) Rather, I am attracted to and generally pursue “moderation,” always wanting to be “careful” . . . including b...  Read More

Sermon Title: Recognizing JesusScripture: Luke 24:13-36 (NIV)“. . . their eyes were opened, and they recognized him.” Luke 24:31Where do we get our ideas about God? And when we encounter a potential window into who God is, a potential window into what God is like, how do we go about evaluating what we think we see? Do we hold firmly to and apply our own categories, our own ways of thinking, whatev...  Read More

Sermon Title: Finding Enduring SafetyScripture: 1 Peter 1:3-6 (NIV)Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hopethrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3Life. It is our most precious gift from God. I do not say “our most precious possession” for it is a gift which is, ultimately, not in our hands b...  Read More

Sermon Title: A Kinsman RedeemerScripture: The Book of Ruth (NIV). . . Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-by, but Ruth clung to her. Ruth 1:14. . . the LORD enabled [Ruth] to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. Ruth 4:13By the time one finishes reading Judges one has been confronted with a sometimes horrifyingly realistic description of the depravity and evil of which human beings are capable ...  Read More