I relish the opportunity to explore creative forms of preaching, so I was excited to preach a dialogue sermon with my friend and Presbyterian clergy colleague Rev. Patrick Jinks. Together, we preached a sermon entitled "Love is the Answer" based on the Apostle Paul's famous words from 1 Corinthians 13. For the sermon recap video, Patrick and I sat down to discuss the passage (and, perhaps, to sing a certain well-known song...)
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A major theme of the Apostle Paul's first letter to the congregation in Corinth was on spiritual gifts (or more literally 'spiritual things'), as this seemed to be a primary source of division and discord among the fellowship there. Paul's overall argument includes the well-known argument about Christ's body being made of many parts ("the eye can't say to the hand, 'I have no need for you.'") and the even more famous passage of love as the greatest of spiritual gifts (a passage we know well from weddings!). He begins his discussion of spiritual gifts, however, with the passage we examined in worship yesterday morning: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11. Here is my recap video of that sermon.
Here's a recap of the sermon I preached on December 30, 2018, entitled "Rushing Things" based on the gospel lection for the day, Luke 2:41-52. As a bonus: at the end of the video, I also offer a bit of a fact check on myself. :-)
My beloved little city of Greenville falls geographically right along Interstate 85 in the upstate of South Carolina - a marker that also seems to serve as the "rain/snow" line for many a winter storm. The usual result, for those of us who like to see a good snowstorm every now and again, is disappointment; a forecast calling for a couple inches of snow in our area usually winds up being nothing more than a cold rain. (By the way -- all of this makes it very tricky for us to make a decision to cancel worship! Safety is our top priority, but there's always a touch of skepticism about the forecasts in our area!
A quick scan of my past sermons shows that I haven't dipped into the letter to the Hebrews too often, so I took the opportunity to preach from Hebrews 10 when it appeared in the lectionary for this Sunday, November 18. Here is a recap of my sermon, which was entitled "What, So What, Now What." The scripture text for the sermon was Hebrews 10:11-25, which you'll find below the embedded video.
Throughout October, Jennifer and I have been preaching through the gospel lection that takes us through the tenth chapter of Mark. My sermon on Mark 10:46-52, entitled "Calling Out in the Dark," concluded this series. I tried something new (for me) with my sermon yesterday, opting to write the entire sermon in the voice of Bartimaeus himself. While I can't say whether or not it was particularly effective, I can definitely say that I had a lot of fun in its creation. Alas, I didn't foresee any easy way to do the recap in that same style, so I'm simply recapping the major points of the sermon as I normally would. The scripture text follows the video below.
Our preaching series on the New Testament letter of James continued yesterday with a sermon on James 3:13 through James 4:8. The sermon title printed in the bulletin was "Humble, Wise, and Content" - which is an admirable title! However, had the bulletin been printed after my sermon had fully come together, and with apologies to the band Switchfoot, I think the actual title would be "We Were Meant to Live for So Much More." In any event, here is a recap of my sermon, along with the text of the morning's passage.
Jennifer and I are preaching through the New Testament letter of James throughout the month of September, in a sermon series we're calling "Faith in Action." I kicked off the series on September 2, with a sermon entitled "Being Doers of the Word" based on James 1:17-27. Here's a recap of that sermon.
For the past four weeks, Jennifer and I have been preaching through the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible book of Ruth. Yesterday in worship, we concluded the preaching series with my sermon based on the fourth chapter of Ruth (Ruth 4:1-22). Here is my two minute recap of the sermon, which was entitled "A Life Restored." As always, the scripture text/translation follows the video below.
My sermon on July 8 continued our preaching series on Samuel and David by examining several of the psalms that King David - a gifted musician - is said to have written. As we read and considered each of the four psalms (each representative of its own style, or genre of psalm) we responded by singing portions of modern-day hymns that speak to the themes of those psalms. Here's my recap video of my sermon.
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AuthorI'm a husband, father, news junkie, theatre lover, enneagram enthusiast, bi advocate, amateur foodie, wannabe barista, and an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church (USA). LocationBoise, Idaho
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