A Compassionate Heart

Rev. Janet DoyleElmer Presbyterian Church3rd Sunday in LentMarch 20 2022 Scripture:  Psalm 145: 1-12; Matthew 20:29-34 Sermon: A Compassionate Heart           Thursday, March 17, was St. Patrick’s Day.  The man who would come to be known as St. Patrick, apostle of Ireland, was born in Britain in 386AD, not Ireland.           Surprisingly, Patrick was not…

Passive or Active

Rev. Janet DoyleElmer Presbyterian ChurchFebruary 27, 2022Scripture:  Daniel 3: 8-30, Luke 9: 28-36 Sermon:  Passive or Active          Cornelius Drebbel was born in 1572 in Holland.  Drebbel is credited with creating and improving both the thermometer and the thermostat.  Today, you can thank this Dutch man for giving us these two great inventions.           Let’s…

Beyond Comfort

Rev. Janet DoyleElmer Presbyterian ChurchSunday, February 20, 2022Scripture: Revelation 3: 14-22 Sermon:  Beyond Comfort          If you have ever noticed, most of the older faucets for sinks and bathtubs have a cold faucet and a hot faucet for the water to come out.  It is impossible to get warm water because the two never mix. …

With Love

Rev. Janet DoyleElmer Presbyterian ChurchFebruary 13, 2022Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13: 1-13 Sermon: With Love          There are many ways to close a letter or card that you have written to someone.  You can end it with “Sincerely, Sincerely yours, Regards, Yours truly, Yours sincerely, Best regards, Cordially,  Cordially yours, Yours respectfully,  Respectfully, Warm regards, Best…

Five Smooth Stones

Rev. Janet DoyleElmer Presbyterian ChurchFebruary 6, 2022Scripture: 1 Samuel 17: 21-50 Sermon:  Five Smooth Stones          We all know this story of David and Goliath. It is a story of how God used a brave young man, full of faith, to face the hulk, the giant, for God and His people, Israel.           How many…

 Time To Pray 

 Rev. Janet Doyle Elmer Presbyterian Church Ash Wednesday Service March 2, 2022 Scripture: Isaiah 58: 1-12; Psalm 51; Matthew 6: 5-14  Sermon: Time To Pray Today is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent in the church. It takes place 46 days before Easter; 40 days of repentance and fasting and 6 Sundays as feast days.Pope Gregory also instituted…

Being Human

Sermon: My Friend  Rev. Janet DoyleElmer Presbyterian ChurchFirst Sunday of Lent 2022March 6, 2022Scripture: John 1:1-5,14 ; Luke 4: 1-13Sermon: Being Human At Advent and Christmas time we celebrate that Jesus has come to earth.  Theologians call it the Incarnation –God in human flesh.  The Bible calls him Immanuel—God with us. Immanu means “with us.”…

 My Friend

Sermon: My Friend  Rev. Janet R. Doyle Elmer Presbyterian Church 2nd Sunday in Lent March 13, 2022 Scripture: John 15: 9-16 and Luke 19: 1-10  One of the Greek words for “love” is “phileo,” and the Greek word for “friend” is “philos,” that comes from this verb. In the New Testament, a “friend” is immediately understood as “one who…

What are you thankful for?

Rev. Janet R. DoyleThanksgiving Service142 Anniversary CelebrationNovember 21, 2021Scripture: Psalm 100Sermon: What are you thankful for?Once upon a time, there was a great famine. The people in one small village didn’t have enough to eat and definitely not enough to store away for the winter. People were afraid their families would go hungry, so they…