THE EXCELLENT WAY, 6: LOVE IS KIND Carl Wilton Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church September 14, 2016; Non-lectionary sermon Hosea 11:1-9; Ephesians 4:17-32 “Love…is kind” 1 Corinthians 13:4 It was a beautiful day yesterday: one of those sunny September days with a cool breeze. Perfect day for a Seafood Festival — were it not for the […]

THE EXCELLENT WAY, 5: LOVE IS PATIENT Carl Wilton Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church September 11, 2016 Genesis 29:16-30; James 5:7-10 “Love is patient…” 1 Corinthians 13:4a It happened in an airport: in the waiting area by one of the gates. It was one of those terrible days when there’d been bad weather, and a great […]

THE EXCELLENT WAY, 4: PURE GIVING Carl Wilton Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church September 4, 2016 Isaiah 53:1-9; Hebrews 11:32-12:3 “If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.” 1 Corinthians 13:3 Somewhere down on the Boardwalk, in […]

THE EXCELLENT WAY, 3: WHAT THE HEART KNOWS Carl Wilton Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church August 28, 2016; non-lectionary sermon Proverbs 4:1-11; Ephesians 3:14-21 “And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.” […]