Category Archives: sermon idea
Check Yes or No
Do you remember when you were in love and you’d get a love note from your boyfriend or girlfriend. I can remember when this would be the highlight of the day- and especially as a middle school boy, the love … Continue reading
Cannot Help But Speak
I’m preaching on Acts 1:1-8 this week as we continue looking at pictures of the Church in the Bible. This week, we’re talking about being a church focused on sharing what we’ve seen and heard regarding Jesus. Acts 1:8 says, … Continue reading
An Invitation to Community
I began a series yesterday where we will preach through the book of 1 John. I led a bible study last fall on the book and really found it engaging. Aparently, John Wesley called 1 John the “deepest part of … Continue reading
Site Preparations
“He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. As is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: ‘A voice of one calling in the desert, … Continue reading
Eat My Flesh and Drink My Blood
No…it’s not the newest title in the Twilight series or some new horror movie. It’s part of this week’s text from John 6:51-58. Here is a piece of that passage- “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh … Continue reading
Beyond A Bumper Sticker Faith
I’ve been working on a new sermon series this week called Beyond a Bumper Sticker Faith. The series will take place this Fall or sometime in the winter. What I want to do is take a look at some of … Continue reading
Thoughts on John 12:20-33
I will be preaching this Sunday at our 9:30 and 11:07 worship gatherings. Since it’s the season of Lent, I often follow the lectionary for the scripture. This Sunday, the selected reading is John 12:20-33. It is a passage where … Continue reading
Fail
I am preaching this week. I haven’t preached since Christmas Eve because of my Greek class that I just finished last week. I am beginning a series called “Love is the Movement.” (Yes, I stole the phrase from the twloha … Continue reading
Your Turn: Sermon Prep…
I am preaching Sunday and finishing my series on worship. I am going to be preaching on how giving thanks to God is an act of Worship. I have some ideas floating around in my head…but I want to know … Continue reading
Worship Resources
With my series on Worship coming to a close next week, I wanted to give a listing of some of the resources that have helped shape the series. This is a psuedo-bibliography. Don’t let my seminary professors see this because … Continue reading
Exiled Community 