Sermons from 2025
I AM the Way | Sermon on John 13:31-14:6
If you would please turn within your Bibles to John chapter 13 beginning at verse 31. John writes, ‘When he had gone out, Jesus said, now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself,’ and glorify him at once. ‘Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me. And just as I said to the Jews, so now…
Christmas Eve Whole Service
As we begin to return to our seats, please join me with a responsive call to worship. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light. And God saw the light that it was good. And God divided the…
The Word Made Flesh Christmas Eve | Sermon on John 1:14
A reading this evening comes from the Gospel of John chapter 1. The evangelist writes, ‘And the word became flesh and dwelt among us. And we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.’ This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Let us pray. Heavenly Father, we thank you for your Son, the word, through whom all things were made at the power of your voice.…
A New Commandment | Sermon on John 13:31-35
Turn your Bibles to John chapter 13, beginning at verse 31. John writes, ‘When he had gone out, Jesus said, now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him.’ If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and glorify him at once. Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me. And just as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you,…
Bad That Leads To Good | Sermon on John 13:18-30, Psalm 41
At verse 18, Jesus is speaking to his 12 disciples and he says, ‘I am not speaking of all of you. I know whom I have chosen, but the scripture will be fulfilled that he who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’ I am telling you this now before it takes place, that when it does take place, you may believe that I am he. Truly, truly I say to you, whoever receives the one I send…
Sanctification | Sermon on John 13:1-17
If you would please join with me and turn in your Bibles [snorts] to John chapter 13, beginning at the first verse, John tells us, ‘Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own, who were in the world, he loved them to the end. And during the supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas…
The Word of Christ | Sermon on John 12:34-50, Leviticus 18:5
Son of man. So Jesus said to them, ‘The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you.’ The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light that you may become sons of light. When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them. And though he had done so many signs before…
Tolkien on Beowulf: The Battle with Grendel
Welcome again to this next edition of our Inklings lecture series. Today I’ll be talking about Tolkien and the story of Beowulf, specifically focusing on the battle that Beowulf fights with Grendel. So we all know J.R.R. Tolkien. He was born on January 3rd, 1892, and he died September 2nd, 1973. Most people know him and love him for the body of literature that he wrote concerning hobbits, the One Ring, and the disparate lands of Middle-earth, Númenor, and Valinor.…
The Suffering Christ | Sermon on John 12:34-50. Isaiah 52:13-53:12
If you would please turn with me in your Bibles to John 12 beginning at verse 34. And so the crowd answered him, ‘We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this son of man?’ And so Jesus said to them, ‘The light is among you for a little while. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one…
The Eternal Christ | Sermon on John 12:34-50; 2 Samuel 7:1-15
Beginning at verse 34, Jesus has been teaching in Jerusalem. And so the crowd answered him, ‘We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?’ So Jesus said to them, ‘The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not…
The Hour of Glory | Sermon on John 12:20-33
If you would, please turn with me in your Bibles to John chapter 12, beginning at verse 20. Now, among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. So, these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, ‘Sir, we wish to see Jesus.’ Philip went and told Andrew. Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. And Jesus answered them, ‘The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.…
The Triumphal Entry | Sermon on John 12:12-20, Psalm 118:19-29, Zechariah 9:9-11
If you’ll turn with me in your Bibles, please. We’ll begin in John 12, starting at verse 12. John writes, ‘The next day, the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying, ‘Hosana! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel.’’ And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it…