As has been my tradition, every sermon that I preach will be posted here. This sermon, Cross focused or resurrection focused, was given at The Salvation Army Rochester on Easter Sunday April 21, 2019. The Reading was Luke 24:1-12. Right place, wrong time I’m sure you’ve heard of the phrase, Right place, wrong time. It’s…
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The Prodigal Story
As has been my tradition, every sermon that I preach will be posted here. This sermon, The Prodigal Story, was given at The Salvation Army Rochester on Sunday March 31, 2019. The Reading was Luke 15:1-3, 11-32. Missing the Story Our bible reading today is the Prodigal Son. How many of you would switch off…
God’s Kingdom is Mercy
As has been my tradition, every sermon that I preach will be posted here. This sermon, God’s Kingdom is Mercy, was given at The Salvation Army Rochester on Sunday March 3, 2019. The Reading was Luke 6:27-38. Follow the leader Our reading today follows on from the reading we had last week, so it makes…
Discipleship amidst the desolation
As has been my tradition, every sermon that I preach will be posted here. This sermon, Discipleship amidst the desolation, was given at The Salvation Army Rochester on Sunday February 24, 2019. The Reading was Luke 6:17-26. Placing us – Have you ever? I want to start by playing a little game. I’m going to…
Teaching, Catching, Calling
As has been my tradition, every sermon that I preach will be posted here. This sermon, Teaching, Catching, Calling, was given at The Salvation Army Rochester on Sunday February 10, 2019. The Reading was Luke 5:1-11. Big Picture There are plenty of accounts of boats throughout the bible, and many of them involve fishing of…
Good News Is Bad News Is Good News
As has been my tradition, every sermon that I preach will be posted here. This sermon, Good News Is Bad News Is Good News, was given at The Salvation Army Rochester on Sunday January 27, 2019. The Reading was Luke 4:14-21. Back Handed Compliments The English language is a wonderful thing isn’t it? Our words…
Call and be called
As has been my tradition, every sermon that I preach will be posted here. This sermon, Call and Be Called, was given at The Salvation Army Rochester on Sunday October 28, 2018. The Reading was Mark 10:46-52 Places of welcome Last week, Liesl and I ran off at the end of the service. So I…
Who will you serve?
As has been my tradition, every sermon that I preach will be posted here. This sermon, Who will you serve?, was given at The Salvation Army Rochester on Sunday October 14, 2018. The Reading was Joshua 24:1-15, (16-28). Quotable quotes In the Bible Reading we’ve had today, there is a bit of a “quotable quote”….
Flood and Promise
As has been my tradition, every sermon that I preach will be posted here. This sermon, Flood and Promise, was given at The Salvation Army Rochester on Sunday September 9, 2018. The Reading was Genesis 6:5-22, 9:8-17, and 8:1-12. This sermon was given as 3 separate messages given throughout the meeting. Message 1: Going Deeper…
Holiness and New Life
Replacing Addictions and Habits I don’t know if you’ve ever been addicted to anything. According to Liesl, I’m addicted to coffee. It’s true. I do love the stuff. And it would indeed be a rare day that I would not have a coffee. And I keep saying to her that I could give it up…
