Laurel Presbyterian Church MD

God knows our innermost motivations, and knows what we do for ourselves, what we do for others, what we do for our Maker, and why.

David’s back and forth relationship with the ark of the covenant is just like our back and forth relationship with God.

The growing gap between the law of the land and the law of God’s love. Samuel had to choose which to follow. Which will we choose?

When the road ahead seems too hard, too unknown, too uncertain, we know that we can trust in God’s love working in us and through us, because God abides in us, and we abide in God.

To love as Christ loves means to love, then let go of expectations and hopes for the effect that love will have on the other person. God hears our prayers, then answers the prayer behind the prayer. (I know, it seems like two different sermons. But tha

The Psalmist has a back and forth conversation, showing us how we can invited God in to our inner dialogue, especially when that inner dialogue is one of worry and anxiety, and especially in the middle of the night.

"That’s nice, Luke, but we live in the REAL world:" How to put Acts "holding all in common" in practice in today’s world: By holding lightly, giving generously, accepting humbly, and then LETTING GO.

Our odd, odd faith in a broken God, who leaves us hanging, scared and speechless with the women at the tomb, not sure how to go on.

Complaining comes with being a human being – Check out how often the Israelites complained in the wilderness – But it can become as poisonous as a snake bite if we get stuck there – It’s in having the courage to pay attention to what hurts us that we can

The one place people can meet God, the Temple that the chief priests have watched get rebuilt over the last 46 years, the place that represented all that was holy, was smashed by Jesus. Unfortunately, for people of faith, Jesus smashes all we hold dear a

Jesus fails as (our understanding of) a Messiah, but shows us this life is hard and beautiful. Using "Everything Happens for a Reason and other lies I’ve loved" by Kate Bowler, we look at harmful theologies.

We all end up in the wilderness, and like Jesus, we do not want to be there. Yet even there in the midst of wild beasts, there be angels.

The gods of this world lie to us, but we’re so accustomed to them, we don’t recognize them. When Paul helps the Corinthians spot the false gospel of the apostles proclaiming prosperity gospel, he encourages the Corinthians to not lose heart, but trust Go

Not even the unclean spirits like: anxiety, fear, insecurity, or cancer or mental illness, that infect us can separate us from God’s love.