Tag Archives: Elijah

The Metamorphosis, Luke 9:28-36

Posted on March 5, 2025 by patrick h wrisley

A sermon delivered Sunday, March 2, 2025by the Rev. Dr. Patrick H. Wrisley Turn in your Bibles to Luke 9:28-36. The very first line of our text says, “Now about eight days after these sayings, Jesus took…” As careful readers, our first … Continue reading →

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Faith Over Fear: Lessons from Elijah and the Widow, 1 Kings 17:8-16

Posted on November 11, 2024 by patrick h wrisley

A sermon delivered by the Rev. Patrick H. Wrisley, D.Min. on November 10, 2024. Have you looked at your calendar lately? Just a couple of Sundays are standing in the way of our country’s coma-inducing tryptophan-laced day of turkey and … Continue reading →

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Overcoming Depression: The Story of Elijah – Finding Solace in God’s Silence, 1 Kings 19:1-14

Posted on August 11, 2024 by patrick h wrisley

A Sermon Delivered on August 11, 2024 by Patrick H. Wrisley, D.Min. Today’s Story with the biblical giant Elijah is one all of us can relate with in our own lives. Let us review what is going on in Elijah’s … Continue reading →

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Why are we so uncomfortable with silence?, Mark 9:2-9

Posted on February 12, 2024 by patrick h wrisley

Turn in your Bible to Mark 9:2-9. It literally falls in the very center of Mark’s Story and serves as a continental divide of sorts for the gospel. The first half of Mark laid out who Jesus was and described … Continue reading →

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Filling Space with Empty Words, Transfiguration Sunday, Mark 9:2-9

Posted on February 15, 2021 by patrick h wrisley

A sermon delivered by Patrick H. Wrisley, D.Min., 2/14/2021 Turn in your Bible to Mark 9:2-9. It literally falls in the very center of Mark’s Story and serves as a continental divide of sorts for the gospel. The first half … Continue reading →

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