Sermon for Sunday August 14th, 2016, the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 80:1-3, 8-19; Isaiah 5:1-7; Luke 12:49-56 Text: Isaiah 5:1-7 Theme: God’s expectation of spiritual fruit from the Church INTRODUCTION In a February 2001 interview with Rolling Stone, singer Paul Simon commented, “The only thing that God Read more
Sermon for Sunday August 7th, 2016, the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity The Text: Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 The Theme: God’s call to purity and righteousness INTRODUCTION Seattle’s famed Kingdome — home of the Seahawks, Mariners, and at times, the SuperSonics — was destroyed in March of 2000. Maryland-based Controlled Demolition Incorporated Read more
Sermon for Sunday July 10th, 2016, the Seventh Sunday after Trinity Lessons: Amos 7:7-17, Psalm 82, Colossians 1:1-14, Luke 10:25-37 Text: Luke 10:25-37, the Parable of the Good Samaritan Theme: The Command to love one’s Neighbor INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE The Parable of the Good Samaritan was told by the Lord Read more
Sermon for Sunday June 26th, 2016, the Fifth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14, Galatians 5:1, 13-25, Luke 9:51-62 Text: Luke 9:57-62 Theme: The Cost of following Jesus INTRODUCTION On a Sunday morning in January 2006, five young men attacked and threatened to kill a Protestant Read more
Sermon for Sunday June 12th, 2016, the Third Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Morning Prayer: Ps. 5:1-8; 1 Kings 21:1-21a; Luke 7:36 – 8:3 Holy Communion: Galatians 2:15-21; Luke 7:36 – 8:3 Text: Luke 7:36-50; Theme: “The Proof of Forgiveness” INTRODUCTION Feeling like a fish out of water is a Read more
Sermon for Sunday May 29th, 2016, the First Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: 1 Kings 18:20-21, 30-39; Psalm 96; Galatians 1:1-12; Luke 7:1-10 Text: Galatians 1:11-12 Theme: The unchangeable Apostolic Gospel INTRODUCTION The theme of my sermon today is the unchangeable Apostolic Gospel. The Nicene Creed describes the Church in Read more
Sermon for Trinity Sunday, May 22nd, 2016 The Lessons: Psalm 8, Proverbs 8:1-11, 22-31, Romans 5:1-5, John 16:12-15 INTRODUCTION In Worship: Rediscovering the Missing Jewel, Ronald Allen and Gordon Borror write: “Consider the Biblical teaching about the essence of God. He is one God, three persons. Throughout the ages Read more
Sermon for Sunday May 8th, 2016, the Sunday after Ascension Day The Lessons: Ps. 97; Acts 16:16-34; John 17:20-26 Text: Colossians 3:1-2 Theme: Christ’s Ascension highlights our spiritual goal and frame of mind INTRODUCTION A dog fell into a farmer’s well. After assessing the situation, the farmer decided that neither Read more
Sermon for Sunday April 17th, 2016, the Third Sunday after Easter The Lessons: Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30 Text: John 10:22-30 Theme: The eternal security of the believer INTRODUCTION Many years ago, when I was a teenager, I used to borrow the church hall key from my mother, who was the Read more
Sermon for Sunday April 3rd, 2016, the First Sunday after Easter The Lessons: Acts 5: 27-32; Ps. 150; Revelation 1:4-8; John 20:19-31 Text: John 20:19-31 Theme: Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ INTRODUCTION Henry Edward Cardinal Manning (1808-1892) began his ministry in the Anglican Church, but after his conversion to Read more