Below is a sermon manuscript from September 29, 2024. Watch the sermon here. Introduction There was a great illustration of friendship in the Lord of the Rings when Sam and others come alongside Frodo and tell him they must make the journey collectively. They say this, ‘You can trust us to stick to you through thick … Continue reading Forging Friendship
Words With Friends
Below is a sermon manuscript from September 22, 2024. Watch the sermon here. Introduction My wife is a master at using her words well. She knows what to say to comfort me and what to say to challenge me. If I were to share some ideas or a phrase of a sermon before I preach, she … Continue reading Words With Friends
The Difficulty of Friendship
Sermon passage: Genesis 3:8-13 Below is a sermon manuscript from September 15, 2024. Watch the sermon here. Introduction When my daughter was very young, she was playing on the playground, and another little girl came up to her. She was smiling at my daughter, watching her play, and said, “Do you want to be my friend.” … Continue reading The Difficulty of Friendship
The Goodness of Friendship
Sermon passage: Genesis 2:18 Below is a sermon manuscript from September 8, 2024. Watch the sermon here. Introduction We have a lot of young families in our church, I love that. Some are just starting school activities. There is a nervousness mixed with joy and new experiences. I remember when the twins first went to school. … Continue reading The Goodness of Friendship
Wisdom For Christian Living
Sermon passage: Jude 17-25 Below is a sermon manuscript from September 1, 2024. Watch the sermon here. Introduction Neil Postman once wrote, "What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one. … Continue reading Wisdom For Christian Living
Judgment Upon the Ungodly
Sermon passage: Jude 5-16 Below is a sermon manuscript from August 25, 2024. Watch the sermon here. Introduction Yesterday, I sat on a piece of plastic, and people threw balls for me to fall off of it and into the water. Thankfully, I had one of our elders guarding the balls so that people only … Continue reading Judgment Upon the Ungodly
Faithful to Fight
Sermon passage: Jude 3-4 Below is a sermon manuscript from August 18, 2024. Watch the sermon here. Introduction When you see the right light, it means go right through it. If you want to pick up a first down in football, you have to go five yards. If you are hanging shelves in your house, … Continue reading Faithful to Fight
Identity in Christ
Sermon passage: Jude 1-2 Below is a sermon manuscript from August 11, 2024. Watch the sermon here. Introduction Have you ever done something incredibly awkward? Maybe it was something from your childhood that you are still a little embarrassed by. I have a lot of these moments. Others are cheesy, and you hope you are … Continue reading Identity in Christ
Boonstra Family Update
Below is a letter that I read to our First Baptist congregation May 21, 2023. God has been gracious to our family and taught us so much in life and ministry in our current context. Over the past eight years, we've had the unique opportunity to come back and invest in my home church. To … Continue reading Boonstra Family Update
Christians are Weird
"That's weird." During college, I worked at a warehouse, and "that's weird" was common in daily conversations. Typically, it would be directed at me. Yes, I'm weird. But what is the content of "weird." The content matters. This was often said because of something I claimed to believe in or how Christianity impacted what I … Continue reading Christians are Weird
Boonstra Babble 