I preached this sermon on Sunday, March 26, 2023. It is based on Mark 14:53-72 and Hebrews 12:1-3, which you can find here. Introduction One of the issues the early church had to deal with is what to do about professing Christians who had denied Christ under threat of torture or death. Writer Sandra Sweeny …
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The Way of the Cross #1: Into Gethsemane
I preached this sermon on Sunday, February 26, 2023, the first Sunday of Lent. You can find the passages from The Gospel of Mark here. Introduction Who here likes being told what to do? Better yet, who here likes being told to do something you don’t want to do? Maybe something uncomfortable, or even painful. …
The Way of Jesus
Here is my sermon from this morning. It's on Mark 9:30--41.
What Church Is and Isn’t (Sort Of)
What is church? I suppose there are thousands of answers to that question. It’s an institution that’s been around for roughly two millennia. There is a bewildering variety of denominations and variations of ecclesiastical communities. Needless to say, every one and their pastor has an opinion. Some hold their views loosely; others adamantly; and still …
“Dirty Dishes, Laundry, and Being a Radical Follower of Jesus”
In the Evangelical world there is a group of young pastors, leaders, and writers who advocate a radical commitment to Jesus, one that challenges the perceived complacency of those who are, as the Bible puts it, "at ease in Zion." Among these new radicals are David Platt and Francis Chan. Their books rise to the …
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