Sermons Archives

• Second Sunday of Advent (A): Preparing the Way  (December 1, 2010)
  Second only to Jesus, John the Baptist is one of the first and greatest figures to leap from the pages of the New Testament. Similar to Jesus? nativity and second coming, John?s arrival was anticipated in the Old Testament.
• Superficial vs. Spiritual Wisdom  (April 1, 2010)
  1 Corinthians 2:12-13 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the gifts bestowed on us by God. And we speak of these things in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual things to those w
• An Oasis in a Spiritual Desert  (June 29, 2009)
  If Christian fellowship is considered to be shaking hands and asking about your church friends' week and then sitting down and singing and listening to preaching and then going home, how is that any different than going to a bar?
• Husbands, Love Your Wives  (April 28, 2009)
  From the sermon series ?Family Business? As we?ve been looking into this passage of Scripture on the biblical teaching of marriage and family, we?ve been using the analogy of a pair of scissors. We?ve seen that Paul is very fair and balanced in the way that he addresses the people involved in these relationships. For instance, he talks first to the wives, then to the husbands; he talks to the children, and then he talks to the parents.
• Faith and Trust: Let's Make a Deal (Judges 11:29-40)  (March 17, 2009)
  Trust God. Don't try to manipulate Him. Don't bargain because you cannot keep it. Don't bargain because God is unimpressed. Don't bargain because God wants your faith.
• Abhor What is Evil; Hold Fast to What is Good  (March 16, 2009)
  It a wonderful thing that, if you believe and teach the straightforward truths of the Bible, you will spare yourself and your children a hundred follies of each new generation.
• What is the Recession For?  (March 12, 2009)
  God is sovereign over these things, he foresees them all, he causes or permits them all, and when he causes or permits something, he does so with purpose and design.
• Is Jesus the Only Way? (Matt. 22:1-14; John 14:5-6)  (February 20, 2009)
  It may surprise you to know what many Americans consider to be the most serious sin.
• Going to Hell for All the Right Reasons  (February 12, 2009)
  We read the Apostles? Creed very casually, especially when it comes to this statement: "He descended into hell." Because we read it so casually, it does not comfort us; it does not move us; it does not strengthen us; and it does not provoke our thinking.
• Portrait of a Minister (1 Timothy 4:6-16)  (February 11, 2009)
  It is important to get the right portrait of the right person.
• What Do You Believe About the Bible?  (February 9, 2009)
  Apparently the Bible was once included in a notable professor's list of the five most influential books, but he has since dropped it because "It has gotten all mixed up with questions of belief in what is now an insanely religious country."
• Preaching with Power  (January 1, 2009)
  There are some particular areas that a preacher must fulfill for there to be an unmistakable presence and empowering of the Holy Spirit in preaching.
• A Worshipping Christmas  (December 16, 2008)
  This Christmas, and every Christmas, we need to be reminded that Christ is the greatest gift and worship is the only proper response.
• Advent: Zechariah's Song of Peace in Jesus Christ  (December 15, 2008)
  In this Song of Zechariah, which is really a Holy Spirit-inspired praise and prophecy, there is enough Gospel to turn the lights on in our lives.
• The Christian Grace of Thankfulness (Colossians 3:15)  (November 24, 2008)
  The Christian life is a song of thanksgiving, a glad and joyous hymn of praise to God. "Be thankful," Paul admonished the believers at Colossae in our text.
• Thankfulness in Everything? (Philippians 4:4-9)  (November 24, 2008)
  The most important attitude that we will ever nurture, that we will ever exhibit, is the attitude of thanksgiving. I am more convinced of that every day. The attitude that makes the difference is an attitude of being thankful, of being grateful.
• Thankfulness: Where Are the Nine? (Luke 17:11-19)  (November 24, 2008)
  For all of us the important question is: How do we fit into this story? Can we be thankful for past healing events, and express that thanks, long after the fact?
• Sexual Immorality: Beyond Body Parts & Nerve Endings  (May 2, 2008)
  Shun fornication! Every sin that a person commits is outside the body; but the fornicator sins against the body itself. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body. (1 Cor. 6:18-20)
• The Pastoral Theological Implications of the Jeremiah Wright Story  (April 4, 2008)
  Perhaps there is someone who wonders in today's world, "Can a minister really have any possible influence on the world around us?"
• What I Have Learned as a Dad and Husband  (April 2, 2008)