March 20, 2011

Romans 4:1-5, 13, 16-17

Elder Maryjane Finne, guest preacher, Willow Grove Presbyterian Church, Scotch Plains, New Jersey

Sermon available upon request.

March 13, 2011

Matthew 4:1-13

Rev. Cynthia Cochran-Carney, Willow Grove Presbyterian Church, Scotch Plains, New Jersey

Sermon available upon request.

March 6, 2011  

Matthew 4:16-22              

Mardi Grass Jazz Sunday

Rev. Cynthia Cochran-Carney, Willow Grove Presbyterian Church, Scotch Plains, New Jersey

People sitting out their lives in the dark saw a huge light; sitting in that dark, dark country of death, they watched the sun come up. This Isaiah-prophesied sermon came to life in Galilee the moment Jesus started preaching. He picked up where John left off: "Change your life. God's kingdom is here."

February 27, 2011

Psalm 139, Luke 19:1-10

Rev. Cynthia Cochran-Carney, Willow Grove Presbyterian Church, Scotch Plains, New Jersey

I can relate to some aspects of Zacchaeus'. life.  I am barely 5' 3".  If you have seen my sons lately you know Jackson is 16 and 6' 2" and Joshua at 12 is taller now than I am.  I am vertically challenged.  I feel shorted every day.  It is hard to see things sometimes.

January 30,  2011

Isaiah 65:17-19, Revelation 21-22 selected verses         

Journeys Through  Revelation: Apocalyptic Hope for Today   Part 4

Rev. Cynthia Cochran-Carney, Willow Grove Presbyterian Church, Scotch Plains, New Jersey

Revelation is the last book of the Bible.  It is letter, in the form apocalypse (revelation) a genre written in poetic exaggerated images written at a time of crisis. At the time John wrote this letter near the end of the first century, people were used to it.  Some would say this is a book about end times or last things.  The $100 word for this aspect of belief is eschatology – a theological word meaning last things - final events in history, or the ultimate destiny of humanity.