The Sermon for Sunday, September 22nd, 2024, The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 54; Wisdom 1:16 – 2:1, 12-22; Mark 9:30-37 The Text: Mark 9:30-37 INTRODUCTION Jim Stuart had led from a place of servant leadership and had led from a place of top-down leadership. He found that Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, August 18th, 2024, the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Proverbs 9:1-6; Psalm 147; Ephesians 5:3-14; John 6:53-59 The Text: Proverbs 9:1-6 INTRODUCTION Children will play with virtually anything they get their hands on. It’s no surprise, then, that when Dutch children in the town of Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, August 4th, 2024, the Tenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15; Psalm 78:14-26; Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35 The Text: John 6:24-35 INTRODUCTION The Allied soldiers gathered many hungry, homeless children after World War II and placed them in large camps. The children were abundantly Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, July 21st, 2024, the Eighth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Isaiah 57:14-21; Psalm 22:22-32; Ephesians 2:11-22; Mark 6:30-44 The Text: Isaiah 57:14-21 INTRODUCTION In The Wonderful Spirit Filled Life, Charles Stanley writes: “In water-safety courses a cardinal rule is never to swim out to a drowning Read more…
The Sermon for July 7th, the Sixth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Ezekiel 2:1-7; Psalm 123; 2 Corinthians 12:2-10; Mark 6:1-6 The Text: 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 INTRODUCTION Bill Lacovara was fishing near Atlantic City, New Jersey, when he spotted a plastic bag floating in the water. Inside he found about Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, June 23rd, 2024, the Fourth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32; Job 38:1-11,16-8; 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 The Text: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 INTRODUCTION According to the Chicago Tribune, on June 22, 1997, parachute instructor Michael Costello, forty-two, of Mt. Dora, Florida, jumped out of an Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, June 9th, 2024, the Second Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 130; Genesis 3: 8-15; 2 Corinthians 4:13 – 5:1; St. Mark 3:20-35 The Text: St. Mark 3:20-35 INTRODUCTION “He is beside himself; he is out of his mind,” the Lord Jesus Christ’s family (translated “friends” Read more…
The Sermon for Trinity Sunday, May 26th, 2024 The Lessons: Exodus 3:1-6; Psalm 93; Romans 8:12-17; John 3:1-16 The Text: John 3:1-16 INTRODUCTION The doctor said, “If you are a believer in miracles, this would be one.” The doctor was talking about Alcides Moreno. By every law of physics and Read more…
Sermon for Sunday May 12th, 2024, Ascension Day (Celebrated) The Lessons: Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 110:1-5; Ephesians 1:15-23; St. Luke 24:44-53 The Text: Ephesians 1:15-23 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 never Read more…
The Sermon for The Fourth Sunday after Easter, and the Festival of St. George the Martyr, Sunday, April 28th, 2024 The Lessons: Psalm 34; Jeremiah 15:15-21; Luke 12:4-12 The Text: Jeremiah 15:15-21 The Topic: A Lesson from Jeremiah’s dejection over his rejection INTRODUCTION: ST. GEORGE THE PATRON SAINT OF ENGLAND Read more…