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Monday Mar 05, 2018
The reprimanded him for saying such things.
Monday Mar 05, 2018
Monday Mar 05, 2018
In this week's text, Mark tells the story of Jesus' rebuke of Peter after Peter's confession that Jesus was Messiah. The sermon explores why Jesus might have told Peter to keep silent in spite of the fact that Peter said a good thing, "You are the Messiah."
Monday Feb 05, 2018
Peter's Mother-in-Law
Monday Feb 05, 2018
Monday Feb 05, 2018
This sermon comes from Mark 1:29-39 and it takes a look at the mission of Jesus and how it determined the direction of his ministry. The sermon asks the question of how conscious we are today of a sense of mission devoted to the work of God.
Monday May 30, 2016
A Word to Elders
Monday May 30, 2016
Monday May 30, 2016
This sermon concludes a short series on the letter of 1 Peter. In the text Peter explains the role of an elder, and by doing this indirectly identifies the kind of community that should be built within a church.
Monday May 16, 2016
They will see your honorable behavior.
Monday May 16, 2016
Monday May 16, 2016
1 Peter 2:11-12 and 3:13-17 are the texts for this sermon. This sermon looks at Peter's call to the exiles to be people who live with integrity and by so doing make the gospel attractive to their neighbors. The sermon contrasts this way of living against what is normally thought of when we say "evangelism."
Sunday Apr 10, 2016
Simon, do you love me?
Sunday Apr 10, 2016
Sunday Apr 10, 2016
This sermon comes from John 21 and it uses the Lord's resurrections as a means by which to look at the growth of the disciples from men who often missed the point and doubted to people who were willing to go to the death for Jesus. The sermon looks at the perplexing conversation between Jesus and Peter when Jesus asks three times if Peter loved him.
Monday Feb 02, 2015
The Importance of the Church to Jesus
Monday Feb 02, 2015
Monday Feb 02, 2015
In light of the increasing numbers of people that are disheartened or disgusted with church, this sermon opens a two-part series about what God thinks about the church and planned for her, as well as why the church can and should be important for people.