discipleship

No One Asked for Help

Isaiah 65:17-25 is the text for this week's sermon.  The sermon examines what happens when we humans neglect to take care of the "things of God."

A Huge Crowd

This sermon comes from Hebrews 11:32-12:14.  In this text, the writer calls attention to the great people of faith that preceded his readers and how they should not allow "weights" to keep them from living in the same victorious way as the crowd of witnesses.

Thinking Clearly

This sermon comes from 1 Peter 1:13-25 and concerns Paul's exhortation to his audience to think clearly and to exercise self-control.  The sermon focuses, particularly, on being alert and curious.

Untouchable

This text is taken from Hebrews 12:18-29, and the sermon is about the danger of drifting, coasting, and losing ground in the Christian walk.  The sermon concludes with the Wilbur Reece poem, "Three dollars worth of God, please."

Blessed are the Poor.

This sermon comes from Luke 6:20-42 which is Luke's recounting of the Sermon on the Mount.  Blessed are the poor explores the uncompromising demands of following Jesus, reflected in Jesus odd blessing on all those who are poor by the world's standards.  Those are the people who form the best Jesus-followers.

Noble Work

On the eve of Labor Day, this sermon is an exploration of work and the place it is given in the Christian's life.  The text comes from 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12.

A Primer for Mature Relationships

This sermon begins a 4 week series on Christian relationships.  The series will look, especially, at how Facebook destroys human interactions.

Whatever Gains I Had

This sermon comes from Philippians 3:7-11 in which Paul discusses how his priorities changed when he started following Jesus.

The Wager

This sermon is the first in a series about Christian maturity.  It explores the message of the book of Ecclesiastes which shows how following human pursuits is only a dead end, full of meaninglessness.  The writer ends the book saying, "Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of mankind."  That is how we open this series.

There were many people of this kind.

This sermon comes from Mark 2:13-17 which is about Jesus' selection of Levi, the tax collector, to be a disciple.  The sermon is about how Jesus preferred the sick, poor, and disenfranchised with whom to keep company rather than the wealthy, advantaged religious leaders of his day.