What Jesus Saw from the Cross: Jesus on the Cross

This is a sermon that I gave at a community Thanksgiving Service.  I preached about how the Bible encourages us to be thankful in all circumstances.  Is this foolish optimism, or is something else going on?

25 Nov 201311min

For Christ the King Sunday I preached my own thoughts from the book Jesus + Nothing = Everything by Tullian Tchividjian.  If we had Jesus and nothing else it would still be everything we need.  Do we really believe that?

25 Nov 201319min

In this sermon I take a Biblical look at financial stewardship and share my own journey in this area.

20 Nov 201326min

This sermon is about the Parable of the Sower.  Most people want to talk about this as the Parable of the Soils, since that is the part of the story that Jesus explains.  Here I focus on the Sower and how sloppy his sowing work is.  In fact, many of Jesus' stories and actions include things that do not economically or logically add up.  Perhaps this is on purpose. Perhaps Jesus' kingdom does not work like our world.  Perhaps that is why Jesus speaks so often in parables.  I apologize for the varying sound quality.  I walked around a lot and the microphone (my iPhone) was stationary.

4 Nov 201318min

For Reformation Sunday, I did this biographical sermon about John Calvin.  I found his story so interesting as I dove into it.  I had been sick the week before and had lost my voice so you may hear my voice crack at times.

31 Okt 201331min

How do we handle difficulties in our lives?  We understand that God is with us, but how do we live that out when we do not feel that God is close? This sermon was given on the 50 year anniversary of the fire which burned down the building that we previously held.  It is an amazing story of God's presence through difficulty.  I weave the story of the fire with the story of the fiery furnace in Daniel 3.

21 Okt 201320min

In this sermon I reflect on how we make decisions in our lives.  While we analyze our options, the Biblical characters discern God's will.  What is the difference and how do you discern God's will?

13 Okt 201324min

For World Communion Sunday this year I preached on the state of the church around the world and what Western Christianity needs to learn from them.

11 Okt 201321min