The Sermon for Sunday, April 14th, 2024, the Second Sunday after Easter To listen to this sermon instead, use this link: The Lessons: Psalm 98:1-5; Micah 4:1-5; Luke 24:36-49 The Text: Luke 24:36-49 INTRODUCTION Dr. Gordon one Easter brought an old beat-up rusty bird cage and sat it next to Read more…
The Sermon for Passion Sunday, March 17th, 2024 The Lessons: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:10-15; Hebrews 5:1-10; John 12:20-33 The Text: John 12:20-26 INTRODUCTION John Guest wrote in Decision magazine: When I went to hear Billy Graham at Harringay Arena in 1954, he spoke about nailing our colors to the mast. Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, March 3rd, 2024, the Third Sunday in Lent The Lessons: Exodus 20:1-21; Psalm 19:7-14; Romans 7:12-25; John 2:13-22 The Text: Exodus 20:3 INTRODUCTION In one of his sermons, Pastor Robert J. Morgan gave this illustration of obedience: My daughter Hannah and I had a Great Dane Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, February 18th, 2024, the First Sunday in Lent The Lessons: Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm 25:3-9; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-13 The Text: Mark 1:9-13 INTRODUCTION Our short Gospel Lesson today puts together two apparently contrasting but highly significant events in the life of the Lord Jesus Christ. Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, February 4th, 2024, Sexagesima & World Mission Sunday The Lessons: Genesis 12:1-3; Psalm 86:8-13; Revelation 7:9-17; Matthew 28:16-20 The Text: Matthew 28:16-20 INTRODUCTION: WORLD MISSION SUNDAY Following an exhilarating performance at New York’s Carnegie Hall, classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma went home, slept, and awoke the next Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, January 21st, 2024, the Third Sunday after Epiphany The Lessons: Jeremiah 3:19 – 4:4; Psalm 130; 1 Corinthians 7:17-24; Mark 1:14-20 The Text: Psalm 130 INTRODUCTION Upon the death of Pope John Paul II, Rogers Cadenhead, a self-described “domain hoarder,” registered www.BenedictXVI.com before the new pope’s Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, January 7th, 2024, the First Sunday after Epiphany The Lessons: Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 89:21-30; Acts 10:34-38; Mark 1:7-11 The Text: Acts 10:34-38 The Topic: The Anointing of the Holy Spirit to do good deeds INTRODUCTION Leo Tolstoy, known for his classic work War and Peace, also Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, December 24th, 2023, the Fourth Sunday in Advent The Lessons: Psalm 132:8-19; 2 Samuel 7:1-17; Luke 1:26-38 The Text: Luke 1:26-38 INTRODUCTION Bible teacher A.T. Pierson tells of a new convert to Christ who had a strange dream in which he was trapped down a very Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, November 19th, 2023, the Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18; Psalm 90:1-12; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-10; Matthew 15:14-30 The Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-10 INTRODUCTION The following conversation was heard between an old farmer in the country and the new parson. “Do you belong to Read more…
Sermon for Sunday, November 5th, 2023, All Saints’ Day (celebrated) The Lessons: Ecclesiasticus 44:1-14; Psalm 149; Revelation 7:9-17; Matthew 5:1-12 The Text: Matthew 5:1-12 INTRODUCTION There was once a man named Samuel Scull who settled on a farm in the Arizona desert with his wife and children. One night a Read more…