Sermons

A Life that Transcends Our Assumptions and Expectations

Honoring Government and Honoring God

Welcoming the Christ Who Came to Us

God's People Preserved

Getting to Know the Infinite Personal God

A Fruitless Tree and a Fruitless Temple

Hail to the King

Mercy for a Blind Man

Too Far Gone

Authority and Power Redefined

The Saddest Man in the World

What God Has Joined Together

One Holy Catholic Church

Learning to See Jesus

Faith in the Face of Darkness

Even Samaritans are Image Bearers

The Radiant Glory of the Son

Discipleship Till Death

Beauty In Unity

Bread Revisited

A Song in the Mouth of the Mute

Relentless Faith

Image Bearers and How to Live with Each Other

No Resurrection, No Hope

Rival Kingdoms

Twelve Years of Sickness, Twelve Years and Death - Pt 2

Tradition

The Covenant God Comes Near

The Shepherd's Care

Commissioned By Christ

Homecoming

Twelve Years of Sickness

The Conquering and Liberating Christ

Hope for a New Year

How Long, O Lord, Shall the Wicked Exult

Peace in the Presence of the Almighty Jesus

The Call of the Kingdom

Knowing Jesus

Restored and Forgiven

Touching the Untouchable

The Authority of Jesus

I Will Not Keep Quiet

Expectation and Reality

God Walks Beside You

Kindness

Be Patient with One Another; Bear with One Another

Real Refuge

Accept One Another

Faith, Love, and Hope

Bear One Another's Burdens

The Father is Seeking Worshippers

What a Life of Loving Jesus Looks Like

The Word of God as a Means of Grace

Meeting Together, or Christian Confidence and Conduct during Spiritual Warfare

Amazing Grace to Get and Give

Four Soils, Four Hearts, Four Responses, Two Outcomes

Hold Fast

Word and Sacrament - God's One-Two Punch for Working the Gospel Into Our Daily Life

Almighty

The Celebration Has Already Begun

What to Do When the Wheels Come Off?

What Went Wrong at Corinth?

To Save Your Life You Must Lose It

Jesus's Mission, or With Whom Are We to Seek to Build His Church?

Where to Look During the Lord's Supper

How Shall We Live Wisely

The Gospel of the Kingdom

Where is Your Faith?

Doing What the Gospel Tells Us to do: Give Sacrificially

Zechariah's Song

Faith, Hope, Love: What's love got to do with it?

The Foolishness of God

You Have Not Passed This Way Before

Sent By The One Who Was Sent

God With Us

How the Gospel Shapes Communication (Part 2)

When Thanksgiving Will Last Forever!

Mary's Song

How the Gospel Shapes Communication

Remember the Prisoners

Good News: Jesus Passed God's Moral Test for Himself and Us!

Prophetic Anointing

The Confusion Continues: Jesus Was Numbered with the Transgressors

Simon, Satan, and the Savior: Two Truths

The Fruit of Seeking

Who Is the Greatest?

Excuses Don't Always Excuse

Wise Investing

How to be honored at the Table

When Mercy Was Missing

Woe to the Lawyers: The Problem of Knowledge

Woe to the Pharisees: The Problem of Control

The Problem of Influence/Legacy

The Problem of Significance

Woe on the Pharisees: The Problem of Acceptance by Godd

Adventurous Prayer

The Essence of Phariseeism: the Problem of Purity

Whom Might Jesus Call to Himself?

A Great and Growing Love for Jesus

Faith Hope and Love: Learning to Hope

Flourish: Don't Falter, Flounder, or Flake Out

Romans: Community Building

May the God of Peace be with you all

Burning Hearts

Romans: A Debt of Love

Assurance of Pardon

One Body

Easter 2021 The Veil Removed

Hearing through the Word of Christ

How Do We Faith?

Message of Salvation

Romans: Potter's Plans

What then shall we say?

Romans: Conformed to the Image of His Son

Romans: Transfiguration

Romans: Family Business

Romans: New way of the Spirit

Romans: Mary's Legacy

Alive to God

Romans: Baptized into What?

One Man's Obedience

The Gifts

Romans: Peace Changes Everything

Romans: "walk in the footsteps of the faith"

What Shall We Say?

How to Think About Ministers

Romans 3:20-31

Romans: Knowledge of Sin

Romans: No Partiality

What Does it Mean to be Human?

Thy Will be Done: God & Freewill - Worship

How Evil Spreads

God's Role in Evangelism

Wrath

Romans: By Faith

Salvation

Romans: Love & Thanks

Apostleship

Son of God

Romans: Promised Before Hand

Romans: What is the Point?

Fostering Joy: The Joy of Hope

Forgiveness

The Joy of serving others and the joy of being served by another

The Joy of thinking of others & having other thinking of you

The Deacon a Ministry of Joy

Recent Convert—Good Reputation with Outsiders

Deacons & Elders: Teaching and Family

Seeking the Things Above

Hosanna in the Highest!

Deacons & Elders: Hospitable

A Good Reputation with Outsiders

Deacons and Elders: Love

Above Reproach

Elders and Deacons: A Noble Task

Transformed Leadership

Elders & Deacons: Repentance

Elders and Deacons - The Art of Listening

Truthing in Love

Deacons & Elders: Powerful Poverty

Deacons and Elders: The Problem with Leaders

The Anointed King

Christmas 2020: Grace upon Grace

Christmas

Loved by God, Called to be Saints

Advent 2019: What to See in the Kingdom

Four Gifts from Christ

Advent 2019: The Night is Far Gone

Relationships: Created with Compasion

Relationships; Mentoring

Parents and Children

Children of the King

Friendship

Relationships: Work (Gift and Generosity)

The State

The Moving Target of Marriage

Community

Relationships God and Humanity

Relationships: Made in the Image of Relationship

Guest Sermon from Aaron Morris

Malachi: Book of Remembrance

The Pointlessness of Being Sorry

Zechariah: Faithful Expectations

New Temple

Nations Come to the Throne Room

The Lamb

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Easter Sunday

Triumphal Entry

Regarding No One in the Flesh

Lent 2019: Follow Good Examples

With the Heart one believes and is Justified

Tampering with God's Word

Raised Imperishable

The Need to Be in Community

Jesus Proves the Gospel True

Ethic of Love

Why Build a Body

Common Good

Warning! Baptism may have unforseen side effects

True Unrest

What does a Chosen One wear?

Advent 2018: Belief

Rejoice, the Lord is Near

Advent

The Lord is our Righteousness

Ambassador of the King

Saul's Conversion

Made Whole

The Spirit is not for Sale

He Loved Them to the End

Time to Move out of the House

Who Threw the First Stone

How Not to Swallow Camels

Community Develops

Don't Panic

Depending on an Uncontrollable God

Tools in Open Hands, Part 2

Tools in Open Hands, Part 1

What Makes the Earth Shake?

Not Like the Others: Uniqueness of the Way

Preach the Gospel to Yourself

A Covenant with the King

What is God up to?

Digging in the Dirt

Peter's Sermon, Part 4

Acts 2:14-41

Peter's Sermon: Part 2

Peter's Sermon Part 1

The Holy Spirit Empowers

What Jesus Began

Easter Meditation 2018

Armor of God:Word of God

Armor of God: Salvation

Full Armor of God: Shield of Faith

Armor of God: Gospel of Peace

Wife's Response

Leadership of a Husband

Do not Exasperate

Full Armor of God: Truth

The Love of a Husband

Leadership of a Husband

Desires of a Husband

Advent 2017: Nature of Community

Advent 2017: Kingdom Worship

Advent 2017: Walking in the Light

Kingdom Partnership

Imitate the Imitator

The Fruit of Change is Growth

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Clothes make the ...

Addiction

Grown-ups Take Advice

Not for Ourselves

Five People One Goal: Shepherds and Teachers

Five People, One Goal: Prophet and Evangelist

Five Gifts, One Goal: Prophet

Five People One Goal: Apostle

Five Gifts One Goal

Seeing Jesus

Words and Wisdom

Receive the Word with Eagerness Part 2: Speaking Well

Receive the Word with Eagerness Part 1

"to each one of us grace..."

Live an Interesting Life: "Unity of the Spirit... Bonds of Peace"

Live an Interesting Life: "Bearing with one another in Love"

Live an Interesting Life: Patience

Live an Interesting Life: Gentleness

Live an Interesting Life: Humility

One ...

Rooted and Established in Love

Living Truth to Power

This mystery is ...

So, What are you in for?

Easter Meditation 2017

Palm Sunday Reflection 2017

Love One Another

Dwelling Place of Glory

The gift of years

Holy Temple in the Lord

Preaching Peace

Who is my neighbor?

Two Made One

Uncircumcised, Excluded, Foreigners without Hope

God's Workmanship

How good is good enough?

Flying under the hood

Followers by Nature

Philippians 4:1-13

The newborn that made a difference

The Power for the Church

Ephesians 1:15-22 - Know the Father, Son, Holy Spirit

Blessed in the Heavely Realms

Timeless Prayer for the Church

Be Joyful

Eccl. 12: 1-14 The conclusion of the matter

A Message from the King

Coommon Fate

New, Brave World

The Enjoyment of Riches

The Hope of Justice

Authority (and other myths)

How Firm a Foundation

A man can do nothing better ...

A Cord of Three Strands

Awe of God

Responses to the rat race under the sun

"I Saw the Tears of the Oppressed..."

In the place judgement wickedness ...

There is a time for everything

Justification: Part 01

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Sanctification: Part02

Open the Gates

One Hope, One Faith, One Risen Lord

Mark: Glory to Share

Clueless: Part 2

Mark: A Good Cleaning

Motivations for Murder: Love and Money

Genesis: Holy Rest, Part I

Genesis: Holy Rest, Part II

2nd Sunday of Advent: Joy of Waiting

3rd Sunday of Advent: Sanctified

Christmas Day

Compass of Life: Narrative

Compass of Life: Incarnation

Compass of Life: Belief - What do I know?

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The Problem of Worry

No Holy Spirit, No Church

The Return of the King

Mission to the World

Repent, The Kingdom is at Hand

Do This, Don't Do That, Can't You Read the Signs

What Excites Your Passion?

Building the Community of Faith

A Little water goes a long way

Travels in Providence

Jesus Christ: Shepherd

Jesus Christ: Prophet

Jesus Christ: Priest

Jesus Christ: King

Makings of an Elder

Daniel: Christians and the World In, Of, or Against

Daniel: Training the Senses

Daniel: Longing for Wise Counsel

Daniel: Faith in What?

Daniel: What Does Pride Come Before?

Daniel: Trust Fund Babies

Daniel: Presence of Prayer

Everyone Loves a Parade

Life Breaks Through

Ten commandments 01 - Nature of Law

Ten Commandments, Part 02: Context of the Law

Comfort From God: The Lord is my Shepherd

Comfort from God: The Lord is my Host

Genesis: Tower of Babel

Why Change is Hard: A Field Guide

Why Change is Hard: Circumstances

Why Change is Hard: Behaviour

Why Change is Hard: Thinking

Why Change is Hard: Self-Concept

Why Change is Hard: My View of Jesus

Basis for Change: Full in Christ

Basis for Change: New Record, Part 1

Basis for Change: New Record, Part 2

An Oasis in a Sun Scorched Land

Basis for Change: Freedom in Christ

Philippians: Assurance

Paul's Prayer

Advent of the Kingdom

Advent 2012: Inclusion

Advent 2012: Imperfection

What does Paul mean? Love, Discern, Blameless and Fruitful

Why Wait?

The Divine Conspiracy: Part 01

The Divine Conspiracy: Part 02

The Divine Conspiracy: Part 03

The Divine Conspiracy: Part 04

The Divine Conspiracy: Part 05

The Divine Conspiracy: Part 06

The Divine Conspiracy: Better Judgement

Object of our Affection

Image of God (review)

Do we want this to change?

Sustaining Hope in the Storms of Life

We all hang together, or we will hang separately - Sermon on the election of officers.

Eternal Life: What is it good for?

Sent & Stay, are they really synonymous?

Trinity Sunday: Born Again

New Clothes

Our First Older Brother

Decline and Hope

Trusting Christ Lessons from Peter

Single Pursuit: Part 02

Death and Resurrection

Eagerly Awaiting

Sacrament of Baptism

The Pursuit of Christian Piety

Worldly Wisdom

Call to Discipleship

What kind of Prayer are you?

How should we Pray?

Prayer of the Forsaken

Prayer of Examine

Breakthrough Partners

Advent Prayer: Father & Kingdom

Advent: Father and Kingdom

Daily Bread & Forgiveness

Philippians: Wisdom and Death

Through the Heat Together

The Big Picture

Humility, Shame, and Vulnerability

Stand Firm in the Spirit

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Agree to Disagree

The Apostle Paul as Brother in Christ

Philippians: Paul as Pastor

Law, Love & Virtue: The Context part 2

Paul & Anger, Part II

Philippians: Paul's Pedigree

Open Hands: Romans 12:9-21

Open Heart: Proverbs 7:19

Open Door: Part 2 Celebration

Open Door: Part 1 Honesty

Open Door, Open Heart, Open Hands: Introduction

Characters and Characteristics: Eli

Characters and Characteristics: Samuel before the Lord

Characters & Characteristics: Samuel: Who appoints a leader?

Something to boast about

Law, Love, & Virtue: The Context

True Love

Unexpected & Confusing - Mind & Body

Unexpected & Confusing: The Way

Characters & Characteristics: Godly Woman Part I

Characters & Characteristics

Intimacy with God

Abide in Me

Characters & Characteristics: Hannah

Giving Back

Character & Characteristics: Clear Vision

Character aned Characteristics: Eli's Sons

Advent Past

Praying The Ordinary

Petitionary and Intercessory Prayers

The Transfiguration

I Am Not My Own

I am what I love or what loves me

I Am Responsible

I am Reminded

Raised with Christ - Colossians 3:1-4

Law, Love, & Virtue: "Family Tradition"

Love, Law, and Virtue: "I'll wash your mouth out with soap"

Love, Law and Virtue, What Day Is It?

Law, Love, & Virtue Part II: What day is it?

Law, Love, and Virtue: Honor the Office

Love, Law, and Virtue: "I always have a good reason"

Law, Love and Virtue: Faithfulness (Ex 20:14)

Love, Law, and Virtue: Opposite of Open Hands

Love, Law & Virtue: A Good Word

Character & Characteristics: Clear Vision

Character aned Characteristics: Eli's Sons

Characters and Characteristics: Eli

Characters and Characteristics: Samuel before the Lord

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Characters & Characteristics: Samuel: Who appoints a leader?

Something to boast about

Law, Love, & Virtue: The Context

Law, Love & Virtue: The Context part 2

True Love

2014-10-05

Who am I, and Why Do I Matter? (Who is Steve Green?)

Abigail & David Part 1

David and Abigail, Part 2

Abigail & David 3

A Brave New World

The Fear of Saul, the Fear of All

A Holy Temple

Assurance: No Future without Forgiveness

Love

Love, Law, & Virtue: Culture of Poverty

The Foolishness of Sin

The 'Gift' of Rationalization

Is Half a Truth Enough

Goliath - 2 Samuel 17:4-11 & 16

So, We Will Just Wait Here

Words of a King

Loch Ness, Great North Woods, and a church men's group

What God Intends

Dinner with the King

You cannot make this stuff up... so there must be a point

Holy, Dearly Loved, & Richly Adorned

Chosen: Comfort and Courage

Ephiphany

Epiphany: "the Holy People, the Redeemed of the LORD ..."

Biblical Parenting

"His father saw him and was filled with compassion"

"Slow to anger"

"The LORD spoke ... they paid no attention"

"There is no one righteous"

The Righteousness from God

"No greater love ..."

God Made You Alive...

Under Obligation

Living Our Identity in Christ

The Grace of Fellowship

Walk through the liturgy: God's Word

Walk Through the Liturgy: Sacraments

The Peacemakers Dilemma

Good & Beautiful God: Foundation for Generosity

Good and Beautiful God: "For God so loved..."

Good & Beautiful God: I have come to call not the righteous but sinner

Good and Beautiful God: God Shepherd

Good & Beautiful God: God is Good

Good and Beautiful God: Sabbath & Silence

Good and Beautiful God: Holy Spirit

Good & Beautiful God: Community

Good & Beautiful: Soul Training

Advent 2015: Love

Advent 2015: Character of the Kingdom

Advent 2015

Limits of Human Wisdom

Control, Death and the loss of meaning

The Lord of the Sabbath

How to Measure Your Spirituality

The Friend of Sinners

Restored and Forgiven

Touching the Untouchable

The Authority of Jesus

The Call of the Kingdom

Expectation and Reality

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