A Sermon on Psalm 1 Psalm 1 is the introduction to the whole Book of Psalms. Scholars call it both a wisdom psalm and a Torah psalm. It is a wisdom psalm because of the theme of the two ways (the way of the righteous and the way of the Read more
Sermon for Sunday March 1st, 2026, the Second Sunday in Lent The Lessons: Psalm 33:12-21; Genesis 12:1-9; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-16 Text: John 3:1-16 INTRODUCTION Dallas Willard tells of his experience of electricity as follows: As a child I lived in an area of southern Missouri where electricity was 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
To listen to this sermon, use the link below: The Sermon for Quinquagesima, Sunday, February 15th, 2026 The Lessons: Exodus 24:12-18; Psalm 99; Philippians 3:7-14; Matthew 17:1-9 The Text: Philippians 3:7-14 INTRODUCTION In Jules Verne’s novel The Mysterious Island, he tells of five men who escape a Civil War prison Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below: The Sermon for Septuagesima, Sunday, February 1st, 2026 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 Today is Septuagesima Sunday, a name for a Sunday which sounds odd today, because “Septuagesima” is really Read more
To listen to this sermon use this link: Sermon for Sunday, January 18th, 2026, 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 If you go to Scotland or anywhere there are a lot of sheep, sooner or Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below: The Sermon for December 7th, 2025, 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: Romans 15:1-13 INTRODUCTION A missionary was sitting at her second-story window when she was handed a letter from Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. The Sermon for Thanksgiving Day, November 27th, 2025 The Lessons: Deuteronomy 8; Psalm 65:1-8; St. James 1:17-27; St. Matthew 6:25-33 The Text: Deuteronomy 8 INTRODUCTION Frederick Buechner tells how he came to a profound sense of gratitude while he served in Read more
To listen to this sermon, use the link below. Sermon for the Festival of Christ the King, Sunday, November 23rd, 2025 The Lessons: Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 46; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:35-43 The Text: Colossians 1:11-20 INTRODUCTION Though the truth of God’s eternal kingdom became known to us through the pages Read more
[To listen to this sermon, use the link below.] The Sermon for Sunday, November 9th, 2025, the Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 17; Job 19:23-27a; Luke 20:27-38 The Text: Luke 20:27-38 INTRODUCTION In 100 Meditations on Hope Wayne A. Lamb writes: In the midst of a storm, a Read more