Sermons by Series

Carried on Eagles' Wings

Series: The Kingdom

God told Moses that he would make the Hebrew people “a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” Hundreds of years later Pastor Peter told the church: “You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God” (1 Peter 2:9).

Loving the Lost

Series: The Kingdom

Jesus spotted Zacchaeus in the tree. I imagine this notorious thief was preparing for the worst—public humiliation by a prophet from God sent to point out his sin.

Loving One Another

Series: The Kingdom

Loving one another is the emulation of Christ.

Loving Our Neighbor

Series: The Kingdom

The story about the Good Samaritan is introduced by an encounter with an “expert in the law” who asks, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (Luke 10:25f).

Loving God

Series: The Kingdom

Our first love is to be God himself. This is the heart of the first commandment in the Ten Commandments. Jesus identified love of God as the first, the greatest of all commands.

Family: Friends or Enemies?

Series: The Kingdom

My earliest memory is in black and white. I am standing with my brother Tim beside my mother and father who are seated on the cushioned bench of a passenger car.

Self-Denial or Self-Affirmation?

Series: The Kingdom

I picture my lovely wife sitting beside me on the couch, her hands busy with some task, her hair falling around her shoulders. I picture my children and grandchildren, each so delightful. And Jesus says, “You cannot love them more than you love me.”