The Sermon for Sunday, March 19th, 2023, the Fourth Sunday in Lent The Lessons: 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:1-14; John 9:1-13, 28-38 The Text: Ephesians 5:1-14 INTRODUCTION Len Sullivan wrote about his grandparents’ move into his grandfather’s old family home: In the late 1920’s my grandparents married and Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, March 12th, 2023, the Third Sunday in Lent The Lessons: Psalm 95; Exodus 17:1-7; John 4:5-26, 39-42 The Text: John 4:5-26, 39-42 INTRODUCTION The famous Boston pastor Dr. A.J. Gordon visited the World’s Fair in Chicago. In the distance he saw a man robed in bright, Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, February 26th, 2023, the First Sunday in Lent The Lessons: Psalm 51:1-12; Genesis 2:4-9, 15-17, 25 – 3:7; Matthew 4:1-11 The Text: Matthew 4:1-11 INTRODUCTION Robert Browning’s famous poem the “Pied Piper of Hamelin” was based on a story centuries old. Hamelin, a little German town Read more…
Sermon for Sexagesima & World Mission Sunday, February 12th, 2023 The Lessons: Psalm 67; Isaiah 49:1-7; Matthew 9:35-38 The Text: Isaiah 49:1-6 INTRODUCTION Though in the 1928 Prayer Book today is Sexagesima Sunday (so called since it is approximately sixty days to Easter), in the ACNA’s 2019 Prayer Book Lectionary, Read more…
Sermon for Sunday, January 29th, 2023, the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany The Lessons: Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 37:1-11; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12 The Text: Micah 6:1-8 INTRODUCTION “The only thing that God requires from us is to enjoy life – and love,” said singer Paul Simon in a February 2001 Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, January 22nd, 2023, the Third Sunday after Epiphany The Lessons: Psalm 139:1-18; Amos 3:1-11; Matthew 4:12-22 The Text: Amos 3:1-11 The Topic: The prophetic call to treat people justly INTRODUCTION The prophet Amos, though he lived in the village of Tekoa in the southern kingdom of Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, January 15th, the Second Sunday after Epiphany The Lessons: Exodus 12:21-28; Psalm 40:1-11; 1 Corinthians 1;1-9; John 1:29-42 The Text: John 1:29 INTRODUCTION Bible teacher A.T. Pierson tells the story of a new convert to Christ who had a strange dream in which he was trapped Read more…
Sermon for Sunday, January 1st, 2023, The Festival of the Circumcision of Christ, or the Festival of the Holy Name The Lessons: Exodus 34:1-9; Psalm 8; Romans 1:1-7; Luke 2:15-21 The Text: Luke 2:15-21 The Topic: Jesus Christ, Savior, and Lord INTRODUCTION Leith Anderson was once visiting Manila in the Read more…
Sermon for Christmas Day, December 25th, 2022 The Lessons: Isaiah 52:7-12; Hebrews 1:1-12; John 1:1-18 The Text: Hebrews 1:1-12 The Topic: The eternal Son by whom God the Father has spoken to us. INTRODUCTION When the Moravian Christians of Europe launched Protestant missions, they did it at a cost. Many Read more…
Sermon for Sunday, December 4th, 2022, the Second Sunday in Advent The Lessons: Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-15; Romans 15:1-13; Matthew 3:1-12 The Text: Matthew 3:1-12 The Topic: Bear good fruit befitting repentance INTRODUCTION Jimmy had trouble pronouncing the letter “R”; so his teacher gave him a sentence to practice at Read more…