Archive for November, 2009

On Alert

Sermon for Sunday, November 29, 2009

Riverside United Methodist Church

Rev. Douglas Asbury

Jeremiah 33.14-16: The prophet speaks a promise of God that Israel and Jerusalem, now under oppression and destruction by the Babylonian enemy, will be restored, and God will thereafter be sovereign, working through the Davidic ruler, and protector.

Psalm 25.1-10: The More >

Living Thanks

Sermon for Sunday, November 22, 2009

Riverside United Methodist Church

Rev. Douglas Asbury

Joel 2.21-27: The prophet speaks to all creation, calling on it to rejoice in its renewal, so that God’s people might once again enjoy the fruits of the earth after a long drought.

Psalm 126: The psalmist reflects on the restoration More >

An Early New Year

Sermon for Sunday, November 15, 2009

Riverside United Methodist Church

Rev. Douglas Asbury

1 Samuel 1.4-20: A barren woman named Hannah, whose husband has two wives, prays for a child while the other wife despises her. Hannah’s prayer is answered in the end.

Psalm 113: Praise the God of all peoples, who does good More >

An Act of Trust

Sermon for Sunday, November 8, 2009

Riverside United Methodist Church

Rev. Douglas Asbury

Ruth 3.1-5; 4.13-17: Naomi guides Ruth through the customs of Hebrew culture to enable her to find a husband, home, and children. In this way, Ruth becomes the great grandmother of Israel’s future king, David.

Psalm 127: The image of “house” More >

Reunited

Sermon for Sunday, November 1, 2009

Riverside United Methodist Church

Rev. Douglas Asbury

Isaiah 25:6-9: A vision of salvation — On Mount Zion, God prepares a feast for all the peoples of the earth, destroys death, wipes every tear from all faces, and removes the disgrace of the people Israel.

Psalm 24: Though God More >