As has been my tradition, every sermon that I preach will be posted here. This sermon, Unity in Diversity, was given at The Salvation Army Rochester on Sunday August 5, 2018. The Reading was Ephesians 4:1-16. One Body, One Spirit, One mind? This past week, Liesl and I have been at Officer’s Fellowship – the first Officer’s Fellowship…
Category: Sermons
Come Away to a Deserted Place
As has been my tradition, every sermon that I preach will be posted here. This sermon, Come Away to a Deserted Place, was given at The Salvation Army Rochester on Sunday July 22, 2018. The Reading was Mark 6:30-34, 53-56. The many things we need to do What’s your standard response to the question, “How are you?” Do…
Grace Through Our Weakness
As has been my tradition, every sermon that I preach will be posted here. This sermon, Grace Through our Weakness, was given at The Salvation Army Rochester on Sunday July 8, 2018. The Reading was 2 Corinthians 12:2-10. Young, Old, Weak, Strong Who here is celebrating a birthday today? No one? Are you sure? I have a list…
Who is Jesus?
As has been my tradition, every sermon that I preach will be posted here. This sermon, A Most Unlikely Hero, was given at The Salvation Army Rochester on Sunday June 24 2018. The Reading was Mark 4:35-41. Expect the unexpected I know that there might be a bit of a feeling that Liesl and I preach very differently….
The Kingdom of God is like a Seed
As has been my tradition, every sermon that I preach will be posted here. This sermon, The Kingdom of God is like a Seed, was given at The Salvation Army Rochester on Sunday June 17, 2018. The Reading was Mark 4:26-34. Context is King I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “Context is King” – it’s this idea…
Sabbath Living
As has been my tradition, every sermon that I preach will be posted here. This sermon, Sabbath Living, was given at The Salvation Army Rochester on Sunday June 6, 2018. The Reading was Mark 2:23-3:6. Improving on what God has made We have to admit that God is pretty clever. Humans have been trying to emulate God for…
Hope Where It’s Needed Most
As has been my tradition, every sermon that I preach will be posted here. This sermon, Hope where it’s needed most, was given at The Salvation Army Rochester on Sunday May 27, 2018. The Reading was Luke 10:25-37. Elizabeth Ballard of Chesapeake, Virginia, tells the story of a school teacher named Miss Jean Thompson. Miss Thompson would greet…
The Great Banquet
As has been my tradition, every sermon that I preach will be posted here. This sermon, The Great Banquet, was given at The Salvation Army Rochester on Sunday May 13, 2018. The Reading was Luke 14:12-24. It’s 6:30am, and the temperature is in the single digits. I’m sitting on a picnic blanket on the lawns of Parliament House….
A Most Unlikely Hero
As has been my tradition, every sermon that I preach will be posted here. This sermon, A Most Unlikely Hero, was given at The Salvation Army Rochester on Sunday April 20, 2018. The Reading was Acts 8:26-40. A Most Unlikely Hero Unlikely Heroes Steve Rogers was always fighting… and always losing. He was a short, scrawny little kid,…
Whose Kingdom?
As has been my tradition, every sermon that I preach will be posted here. This sermon, Whose Kingdom?, was given at The Salvation Army Rochester on Sunday November 26, 2017. The Reading was John 18:1-19:42. Handel’s Messiah On Friday April 13, 1742, some 275 years ago, Handel’s Messiah oratorio was first performed in Dublin, Ireland. This was a…
