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July 2018

July 06, 2018
Confession: I HATE getting my oil changed. In fact, hatred isn't a strong enough word...
July 03, 2018
The man took Jesus at his word and departed. While he was still on the...

June 2018

June 29, 2018
Studying for this week's sermon on the Second Sign of Jesus from John 4:43-54, I...
June 26, 2018
"Do whatever He tells you." (John 2:5) "You have saved the best for last!" (John...
June 22, 2018
To illustrate the point that we cannot love like Jesus on our own, I began...
June 19, 2018
"...walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial...
June 15, 2018
This Sunday, I will be wrapping up a series on healthy relationships. As with every...
June 12, 2018
After preaching through the last few verses from 1 Corinthians 7, I closed the message by...
June 08, 2018
Ladies and Gentlemen - today we will break away from our usual "Fridays are For...
June 05, 2018
Recently, my wife and I had the opportunity to go and pick strawberries together at...
June 01, 2018
I honestly cannot think of a better illustration of a pastor for his people. I found...

May 2018

May 29, 2018
Proverbs 26:16 - “A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven people who answer...
May 25, 2018
To open a sermon on the definition of biblical marriage, I played the audio of...
May 22, 2018
8 Though you have not seen him, you love him; though not seeing him now, you believe in...
May 21, 2018
I can no longer say I am married to a 30 something. Katie turned 40 on...
May 18, 2018
To set up a sermon on the bizarre reality of God's declaration that it was...
May 16, 2018
Wisdom from Eugene Peterson: When we follow Jesus, it means that we don’t know exactly...
May 15, 2018
I’ve always hated the phrase, “follow your heart.” Mainly because God tells us through His...
May 11, 2018
Last week, we began a topical sermon series on healthy relationships. I try to be...
May 08, 2018
James 4:13-17 13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will travel to such...
May 04, 2018
Often the preacher doesn't have to go very far to find an illustration for his...
May 01, 2018
Imagine with me a conversation between Barzillai and his wife Phoebe (fictional name) after the...

April 2018

April 27, 2018
To begin a sermon from John 21:18-19, I confessed my struggle with the text the previous...
April 25, 2018
Frederick Buechner: What we have to remember is that our eyes are not all we...
April 24, 2018
“Mom, I love you. Do you love me?” I vaguely remember repeating these words to...
April 20, 2018
To begin a sermon on the conversation between Peter and Jesus in John 21, I started...
April 17, 2018
Eugene Peterson: “Teaching tells us what we need to know and do; it is about...
April 13, 2018
In a recent sermon from John 21, I wanted to set up a situation to...
April 10, 2018
Recently, when preparing a sermon from John 21:9-14, a young preacher working on the same...
April 06, 2018
I would love to hear how some of you preachers started out your Easter sermon...
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