Wayne Ray
Sermons and Bible Studies
The Old Spiritual Proclaims…, Proper 19 (B) – 1997
The old spiritual proclaims, “I have decided to follow Jesus….No turning back, no turning back…. The world behind me the cross before me, No turning back, no turning back” It is a decision to follow — to join oneself to God in Christ. Matthew’s gospel puts meaning even more dramatically, “The people who sat in […]
Leadership of the Church, Proper 16 (B) – 1997
Comedienne Lily expressed the difficulty many of us have in trusting in our leaders when she said, “Ninety-nine percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. And it’s the other lousy one percent that gets all the publicity. But then, hey–we elected them.”(1) Or how about the message I saw written […]
The Parable of the Laborer…, Proper 20 (A) – 1996
The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard The Scripture today resonates with the challenge, “Come, labor on.” It has been said that we are what we do all day so that’s probably why we so often ask people we have just met, “What is it that you do?” In fact, our labor has such […]
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