THE EXCELLENT WAY, 17: LOVE HOPES Carl Wilton Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church February 26, 2017; Transfiguration Sunday Romans 5:1-5; Matthew 17:1-9 “…we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.” Romans 5:5 My wife, Claire, isn’t here with us in worship today. She’s gone to her hometown of Baltimore this weekend for a […]

“THE EXCELLENT WAY, 16: LOVE BELIEVES” Carl Wilton Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church February 19, 2017; Non-lectionary sermon Isaiah 54:4-10; 1 John 4:7-16 “God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.” 1 John 4:16b One of the most beloved songs of my generation — maybe of all […]

THE EXCELLENT WAY, 15: LOVE STAYS THE COURSE Carl Wilton Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church February 5, 2017; Non-lectionary sermon Psalm 143:1-8; Galatians 6:2-10 “So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest-time, if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 In just over a week, it’s going […]