THE WORK OF WAITING Sermon Preached by the Rev. Dr. Lindley G. DeGarmo Union Church of Pocantico Hills November 28, 2021 Jeremiah 33:14-16 Luke 21:25-36 We find a lot in the Bible about watchful waiting. “I wait all day long,” the psalmist said. “Be alert. Watch,” Jesus said. “Stand up and raise your heads, because […]
JESUS THE SON OF MAN Sermon Preached by the Rev. Dr. Lindley G. DeGarmo Union Church of Pocantico Hills November 21, 2021 Psalm 93 Daniel 7:13-14 Our second lesson comes from the Old Testament book of the prophet Daniel. We believe Daniel to be the last book of the Old Testament to have been written, […]
IT ISN’T OVER YET Sermon Preached by The Rev. Dr. Lindley G. DeGarmo Union Church of Pocantico Hills November 14, 2021 Psalm 16 Mark 13:1-8 It is the season of Thanksgiving, and you may have noticed that this morning’s gospel text is not an obvious fit with that gentle holiday. In fact, on the surface, […]
CALLED TO GIVE Sermon Preached by the Rev. Dr. Lindley G. DeGarmo Union Church of Pocantico Hills November 7, 2021 Psalm 146 Mark 12:38-44 Money is a powerful motivator—for good as well as bad—and we all are subject to changing our tune when substantial amounts of it are involved. We become more agreeable. We flatter […]
WHEN GOD DISAPPOINTS Sermon Preached by the Rev. Dr. Lindley G. DeGarmo Union Church of Pocantico Hills October 31, 2021 Psalm 128 Genesis 4:1-10 The story of Cain and Abel is the first glimpse we get of life outside of the Garden of Eden. It appears to be a story of conflict between two brothers, […]
INTIMACY Sermon Preached by the Rev. Dr. Lindley G. DeGarmo Union Church of Pocantico Hills October 24, 2021 Psalm 139:1–12, 23–24 Genesis 2:18-24 This morning I am concluding a series of sermons on Creation. The thesis of this series is that everything God created was given as a means of communion with God. The first […]
THE HUNGER FOR GOD Sermon Preached by the Rev. Dr. Lindley G. DeGarmo Union Church of Pocantico Hills October 17, 2021 Psalm 119:105-112 Genesis 2:15-17 You are in the car. You have been driving all day, and into the night. Hours ago you left the interstate and have been quietly snaking your way along a […]
HOLY REST Sermon Preached by the Rev. Dr. Lindley G. DeGarmo Union Church of Pocantico Hills October 10, 2021 Psalm 145:8-14 Genesis 2:1-3 The creation narratives are holy and inspired verses of scripture that serve not as a science text, but as a poetic description of the truth of our lives. Last week, we looked […]
TASTE AND SEE Sermon Preached by the Rev. Dr. Lindley G. DeGarmo Union Church of Pocantico Hills October 3, 2021 Psalm 34:1-10, 22 Genesis 1:26-31 From the beginning, we have yearned to find some image of the Creator among us. In ancient society, it was common to portray the image of gods by constructing huge, […]
THE GREAT CLOUD OF WITNESSES Sermon Preached by the Rev. Dr. Lindley G. DeGarmo Union Church of Pocantico Hills September 26, 2021 Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19 Hebrews 11:29 – 12:2 Numbers are on my mind this morning. The number twenty-four, for example. That was the number of worshipers who gathered here last Sunday, including Rick and […]