Episodes
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Wisdom from the Desert
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This sermon is the introductory sermon for a series on the Seven Capital (or Deadly) Sins. It takes its text from 2 Peter 1:4-8 and is an overview of the nature of both virtue and vice and the origins of the concept of Seven Capital Sins. Seven sermons will follow, each about one of the sins.
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Wake Up Olive!
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
This sermon takes 1 Timothy 4:1-10 as its text, and it concerns the need for alertness within churches because of the threats outside them.
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Mary Went to the Tomb
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
In this Easter-Sunday sermon from Matthew 28:1-10 the tomb visits of the women are looked at in all four Gospels, and they are considered on the basis of the shock the empty tomb caused for the disciples. The sermon looks at how this untidiness actually aids in growing faith.
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Palm Sunday
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
This sermon comes from Matthew 21:1-11, and it concerns the reaction of the crowd when Jesus entered Jerusalem. It also looks at how far away the crowd was from understanding the mission of Jesus.
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
How the Kingdom of God Comes
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
This sermon takes its text from Luke 17:20-32. A principle theme of the sermon is how the Kingdom is not, according to Jesus, over here or over there. Rather. the Kingdom of God "is in the midst of you."
Monday Mar 04, 2024
What's the scuttlebutt?
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
This sermon comes from a conversation Jesus had with his disciples about identity. "What are you hearing? Who do people think I am?" The sermon from Luke 9:18-27 examines why Jesus might have been converned about this.
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
Fat Tuesday
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
We're starting the Lenten season before it actually starts. tomorrow, Ash Wednesday. In New Orleans today, Fat Tuesday is being celebrated. Mardi Gras. This sermon is taken from 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, and it looks at the contrast between the spirit of Fat Tuesday compared to that of Lent.
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Before and After
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Paul talks about the "before and after" of a life governed by a life influenced by the Spirit of God. The text for the sermon comes from Romans 8:1-11.
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Overcoming the Fear of Conversation
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
This sermon takes its text from John 4:7-20 in which Jesus carries on a conversation with a Samaritan woman as she drew water from a well. The sermon explores skills that aid in having meaningful conversations with others.
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
What goes wrong in conversations?
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
This sermon takes its text from Philippians 2:14-15 and Proverbs 25:11-12. This is the last of a 4-lesson series on the subject of how Christians should talk with others.
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