Sermon: Sunday, June 2, 2013: Second Sunday after Pentecost

Texts: 1 Kings 18:20-39 + Psalm 96 + Galatians 1:1-12 + Luke 7:1-10 Have you ever wanted to call down fire? I’m talking about God’s wrath. God’s judgment. Proof that God is God. That the so-called way it is, is not the way it is supposed to be, and that there is a higher authority … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, June 2, 2013: Second Sunday after Pentecost →

Sermon: Sunday, May 26, 2013: The Holy Trinity

Texts: Proverbs 8:1-4,22-31 + Psalm 8 + Romans 5:1-5 + John 16:12-15 Preaching on the Sunday the church commemorates as the festival of the Holy Trinity is full of traps for the preacher, or so I am told. “Don’t preach doctrine,” I’m advised. No one wants to hear a sermon on doctrine, especially the doctrine … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, May 26, 2013: The Holy Trinity →

Sermon: Sunday, May 19, 2013: Day of Pentecost

Texts: Acts 2:1-21 + Psalm 104:24-34,35b + Romans 8:14-17 + John 14:8-17,25-27 A little over a week ago, Kerry and I were in Nashville, Tennessee to see my eldest god-daughter, Katie Russell, graduate from seminary at Vanderbilt Divinity School. You can imagine that for a preacher and pastor like myself, there’s a special pride in … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, May 19, 2013: Day of Pentecost →