Sermon Text: Matthew 1:17-2:12 Below is a sermon manuscript from December 22, 2024. Watch the sermon here. Introduction Have you ever received a present and been disappointed? Maybe it was something that you were wanting for a long time. I remember doing research into game systems that had been released the year or so prior and … Continue reading Jesus Is Here
Jesus is Coming
Sermon Text: Genesis 3:15, 12:1-3; Isaiah 9:6-7 Below is a sermon manuscript from December 15, 2024. Watch the sermon here. Introduction It’ll all come together. It will all work out. Do you have someone in your family like that? Maybe it’s this time of year, and things are chaotic, you have a million things to do … Continue reading Jesus is Coming
Politically Engaged, Not Politically Enraged
“True Christians must do X." "No, true Christians must do Y." "All faithful and uncompromised Christians must do Z.” Have you heard these sentiments or something similar? It’s easy for me to be unproductive in responding to what I see. So, to force myself to slow down, I want to examine a few factors in … Continue reading Politically Engaged, Not Politically Enraged
Parties and Providence
Below is a sermon manuscript from October 6, 2024. Watch the sermon here. Introduction It’s been raining in State College for the past few days, weeks, years. It seems like it’s been forever. But when I went on a field trip with our youngest this past Thursday, something happened. It was foggy that morning, but as … Continue reading Parties and Providence
Forging Friendship
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
Three Truths About the Cross
John Stott wrote a book some years ago entitled The Cross of Christ. In the chapter Looking Beneath the Surface, Stott says that the cross reveals three truths about ourselves and Jesus.[1] I want to reflect on these truths in this post, which is fitting for Good Friday. Truth 1: Our Sins Must Be Extremely … Continue reading Three Truths About the Cross
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