John 15:9-17 As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will...
Sermons
The Stewardship of Privilege: A Sermon
No matter how hard we have worked for what we have, and some of us have worked very hard, the Bible continually reminds us that all that we have is a gift from God, a gift that could so easily have been someone else’s if we had been born in a different time or in a different place. The question before us is: how will we steward the gifts and privileges we have been given?
When You Find Yourself in the Belly of a Whale: A Sermon
Jonah 1:1-4, 7-17 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, “Go at once to Nineveh, that great...
The Constructive Power of Confession: A Sermon
Psalm 51:1-12 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my...
Live the Verbs: A Sermon
God calls to each of us individually, And God calls us to remove our sandals, to be ourselves, to look and see what we notice. To ask why. To find the verb that is calling to each of us in this time and in this place.
A Question of Faithfulness: A Sermon
I don’t know what a life of faithfulness looks like for you in the wake of what happened in Ferguson four years ago, yesterday in Charlottesville and every day to one degree or another. I can’t tell you exactly what God is calling you to do in the face of the fear, hatred, and intolerance that is pouring out of our country’s highest offices and now feel free to parade unmasked in our public squares. But I can guarantee that God is calling you to do something.
A Post-Election Sermon
We are a country divided. As a nation, we do not understand one another. Without discounting our potentially vast political differences, how are we called to respond to the cultural divide that has been revealed in this election and to the new political scene in which we find ourselves?
“In God’s Wake.” Young Preachers Compilation, Vol. 1. Shook Foil Books
Too often we forget that seeing God’s back means that God has gone ahead, preparing the way for us. We do not go forward alone.
Going Forward: A Sermon
So, keep still. Watch. Wait. And then, Go forward. Know that the way will be a wilderness for longer than you want. But trust the promise and look for God.