The Cross: Ransom and Redemption
This sermon continues my series on motifs of the cross in scripture. This one looks at Ransom and Redemption. We talk about ransom with kidnappings and redeeming coupons, but these words are loaded wi...
23 Feb 201622min
The Cross: The Blood Sacrifice
This starts my Lent series called "The Cross." I am taking a look at the metaphors and motifs of the cross in scripture to explore why Jesus went to the cross and what the cross accomplishes. Here I l...
17 Feb 201622min
Paradox: You Give to Receive
In this sermon I wrap up my series on paradoxes of the faith by talking about how you have to give in order to receive. This is an idea foreign to our world today. This series was inspired by the boo...
8 Feb 201620min
Paradox: Maturity is being Childlike
In this sermon I take a look at the paradox that for Christians maturity actually means becoming childlike. I distinguish this from being childish and from how the world defines maturity. The sermon i...
1 Feb 201614min
Paradox: Small is Big
In this sermon I take a look at the paradox that in God's kingdom small is big and the trivial is often important.
26 Jan 201620min
My State of the Church Address
This sermon is much more specific to my own congregation. In it, I take a look at where we are as a church and what issues we are facing as we try to be a church in the world today. I also announce go...
22 Jan 201619min
Paradox: Lose Your Life To Save It
Here I being a new series on Paradoxes of the faith. The series is inspired by the book Paradoxes for Living by N. Graham Standish. In this first sermon I introduce paradoxes and look at Luke 9:23-25.
13 Jan 201623min
Getting Ready for a New Year
As we come into a New Year, I reflect on how we as Christians should approach our plans. Do we wait for God or do we set goals and plan our lives? I talk about 4 kinds of people in the world- driftwoo...
6 Jan 201626min
