The Spirit's Renewal of the P's

The Spirit’s Renewal of the P’s

A Sermon Based on Psalm 104:25-35

Looking for the Holy Spirit in this Psalm is a little bit like playing Where’s Waldo. He is hard to see. He does not show up until verse 30. Why is it, then, the tradition of the Church to look at this Psalm for Pentecost? It may not offer a story of tongues of fire or the blast of the sound of a violent wind, but what it does do is provide the deeper, profound renewal that the Spirit gives. This sermon explores two “p’s” of renewal from the Spirit: playfulness and prayerfulness.

Wider than the Ocean: Covered

Wider than the Ocean: Covered

A Sermon Based on Genesis 3:7, 21

This sermon enters the listener into the story of the aftermath of Eve’s fall into sin. It seeks to help the listener imagine Eve’s desperation and the way it has affected all of her children down to our day. It turns the corner on shame when it begins to exposit how the Lord responded to Eve’s shame with a covering of his own. On Holy Trinity Sunday, this allows the listener to grasp the glory of what the believer receives from the Lord by faith in Jesus. Here is a link to the Table of Duties mentioned in the sermon.

Wider than the Ocean: Pentecost

Wider than the Ocean: Pentecost

A Sermon Based on John 16:5-11

This sermon is to honor the Holy Spirit on Pentecost Sunday 2020. It examines the work of the Holy Spirit in light of the teaching of Jesus. It seeks to bring three convictions through the Spirit to the listener: a conviction concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment.

Come, Holy Spirit!

Come, Holy Spirit!

(A Sermon Based on John 14:23-31)

This sermon is very simple. It seeks to honor the festival of Pentecost by giving the listener reason to praise the Holy Spirit by revealing three different marks of the Holy Spirit’s work in their heart. Listen in!

The Spirit's Vision

The Spirit's Vision

A Sermon Based on Ezekiel 37:1-14

The most bizarre thing about Ezekiel's bizarre vision is that it doesn't feel bizarre. We recognize it. We wish we wouldn't, but we do. There's something that's so real about it. We too stare at something that looks like an archaeological dig. We too can feel like we're trapped in a valley of death out of which we can't see a way. This is a sermon about how the Spirit gives people in a place like that faith that sees past the valley; hope against hope; and trust in life over death.

NAMED

A Sermon Based on Genesis 11:1-9 for Pentecost

The human condition is to look for a name. It is our great human struggle. This sermon shows that Pentecost is God's way of giving you one.  It is the ultimate undoing on what the Lord did at the Tower of Babel. Check it out!