Sermon for Sunday May 13th, 2018, Ascension Day (Celebrated) The Lessons: Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47; Ephesians 1:15-23; St. Luke 24:44-53 The Text: Ephesians 1:16-21 The Topic: The hope of Christ’s calling, the riches of His glory, and the greatness of Christ’s power to believers (Ephesians 1:18-19) INTRODUCTION “I had Read more
Article for the May 2018 edition of The Hillside Messenger “The Holy Spirit and the Call to Evangelism” The coming of the Holy Spirit on the disciples on the Day of Pentecost was a very significant event in the life of the Church. Some have called it the Read more
Sermon for Sunday April 22nd, 2018, the Third Sunday after Easter The Lessons: Psalm 23; Acts 4:5-12; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18 The Text: John 10:14: “I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.” The Topic: The relationship between the Lord Jesus Christ Read more
Sermon for Sunday April 8th, 2018, the First Sunday after Easter The Lessons: Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 133; John 20:19-31 Text: John 20:19-22 Topic: The Lord Jesus Christ gives peace to his disciples INTRODUCTION On July 25, 2000, Air France Concorde flight 4590 crashed on takeoff in Paris. A hundred Read more
Sermon for Palm Sunday, March 25th, 2018 The Lessons: Ps. 31:9-16; Isaiah 50:4-9a; Mark 15:1-39 The Text: Mark 15:1-15 The Topic: In the trial of Jesus, the people’s will overruns justice. INTRODUCTION Why was Jesus Christ bound, led away, and handed over to the Roman Governor, Pontius Pilate? The chief Read more
Sermon for Sunday March 11th, 2018, the Fourth Sunday in Lent The Lessons: Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; Numbers 21:4-9; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-21 Text: John 3:14-21 Topic: In his infinite love for the world, God gave His only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, for salvation and healing. INTRODUCTION: THE POISONOUS SNAKES JUST LIVING Read more
Sermon for Sunday February 25th, 2018, the Second Sunday in Lent The Lessons: Ps. 22:22-30; Gen. 17:1-7, 15-16; Mark 8:31-38 Text: Mark 8:31-38 Topic: Take up your cross and follow the Lord Jesus Christ INTRODUCTION The appetite of Americans for Mexican food increased dramatically in the 1990s, to the Read more
Article for the March edition of The Hillside Messenger The Way of the Cross For some people, to celebrate Easter without observing Lent and Holy Week is much more sensible and spiritually far less demanding. For them, resurrection seems more plausible when linked with spring, fertility and Easter bunnies. But Read more
Sermon for Sunday February 11th, 2018 Quinquagesima Sunday The Lessons: Ps. 50:1-6; 2 Kings 2:1-12; 2 Cor. 4:3-6; Mark 9:2-9 The Text: 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 Topic: Let the light of the glorious Gospel shine in your life! INTRODUCTION When I was a student at Harvard Divinity School, I learned Read more
Sermon for Septuagesima Sunday, January 28th, 2018 The Lessons: Ps. 111; Deut. 18:15-20; 1 Cor. 8:1-13; Mark 1:21-28 The Text: Mark 1:21-28 Topic: The Lord Jesus Christ uproots the evil within. INTRODUCTION What impressed the congregation of the synagogue at Capernaum when Jesus first taught there on the Sabbath Read more