Sermons Archives

• Sexual Immorality: Beyond Body Parts & Nerve Endings  (May 2, 2008)
  Shun fornication! Every sin that a person commits is outside the body; but the fornicator sins against the body itself. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body. (1 Cor. 6:18-20)
• The Pastoral Theological Implications of the Jeremiah Wright Story  (April 4, 2008)
  Perhaps there is someone who wonders in today's world, "Can a minister really have any possible influence on the world around us?"
• What I Have Learned as a Dad and Husband  (April 2, 2008)
• Love and Submission  (March 5, 2008)
  When people get married, they often say, "We have decided to "tie the knot." Given the numbers of people who are deciding not to tie the knot at the present time, I think that is an admirable decision. I try to point out to them that when we think in terms of Christian marriage, it's not so much two people deciding to tie the knot as God deciding to join two people together. It's not so much a human decision as a divine action. Marriage is all about God joining two people together. I say this on no less of an authority than Jesus Christ Himself. In fact, He went even further, saying, "Whom God, therefore, has joined together, no man should separate!?
• Grappling with God  (February 6, 2008)
  I read recently about a man who had passed away and what they wanted the funeral parlor to do with the body. This man was a big Pittsburgh Steelers fan, and this is how the family wanted him remembered. So they told the funeral director that instead of placing his body in a coffin, they wanted the man placed on a recliner, with a television playing Pittsburgh Steelers highlights. Next to him there was to be a table with an open can of beer and a package of cigarettes. This is how his family remembered him, and this is how the family wanted the rest of his friends and loved ones to remember him. This was the lasting impression that was imprinted on the minds of people who knew him.
• A Faith that Won?t Quit!  (February 6, 2008)
• Footsteps in the Garden: Guilt and Grace  (February 4, 2008)
  "Then the eyes of both were opened and they knew that they were naked" (Genesis 3:7a) Let us look inside this human experience...this first experience with guilt and shame.
• To Those Who Have Loved and Lost  (February 5, 2008)
  (Note: This message was originally preached as part of an annual county-wide memorial service for families of traffic fatalities.)
• The Sound of Grace  (May 1, 2005)
  Titus 2:11-14 Titus was a young pastor, shepherding God?s flock on the isle of Crete. The church that was entrusted to his care was a church that the Apostle Paul probably planted after his Roman imprisonment narrated in Acts. Because Titus is young and inexperienced, Paul is writing him a letter, which we know...
• Christian Freedom: Freedom and Fireworks  (January 9, 2008)
  Galatians 5:1, 13-25
• Overcoming: Making Peace with Your Past  (January 9, 2008)
  Genesis 45:1-13
• Belief: Let the Flounder Speak!  (January 9, 2008)
  2 Kings 6:1-7
• Born of the Virgin Mary  (April 1, 2004)
  Matthew 1:18
• How To Run Well  (June 1, 2005)
  Hebrews 12:1-3 "You can lose unwanted pounds. You can gain more muscle. You can feel fit and trim. You can look years younger. You can do it all in the next 30 days, without breaking a sweat, guaranteed. But you must act now. This is a limited-time offer. Have your credit card ready. Operators are...
• The Christmas Story: Born for a Purpose  (December 1, 2006)
  Luke 2:1-12 As we study the events and details surrounding Jesus’ birth, we realize that there is a great deal of suggestion found in the elements of His birth scene. For example, the fact that there was no room for them in the inn suggests that “He came unto His own, and His own r
• Coming To Grips With Suffering  (June 1, 2005)
  2 Corinthians 12:7-10 In September of 1986, I was at work when my boss come to me and told me that I needed to go home. When I arrived at home, my mother met me at the door and told me that my dad was dead. He had been robbed and murdered. Three days later he would be laid to rest by a...
• God's Redemptive Plan  (June 1, 2005)
  A legend recounts the return of Jesus to heaven after his time on earth. Jesus bore the marks of his earthly pilgrimage with its cruel cross and shameful death. The angel Gabriel approached him, so the legend goes, and said, "Master, you must have suffered terribly for men down there."...
• Do You Want To Go To Dinner?  (July 1, 2005)
  Luke 14:16-24 We have received a great invitation. A formal invitation complete with our names penned in calligraphy, two envelopes, that transparent paper inside, and little RSVP slips included. A dinner invitation to beat all dinner invitations. God has offered ? we have accepted. No more eating...
• Preaching In The Public Square  (July 1, 2005)
  Sometimes we are called to proclaim good news in settings outside of a local church. These situations are a unique challenge and opportunity for a preacher. I was recently involved in such a circumstance....
• Praying Preachers  (July 1, 2005)
  The dire need of today's church is for preachers to become praying people in order to harness the resources of heaven and become channels of blessing. If society is to be impacted with the presence of the Lord, Preachers must have a vivid knowledge of the Holy One. That is discovered "in the...