“You’ve raped our women, and you are taking over the country…” This is what Dylann Roof is reported to have said to a person who survived his terrorist attack on Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. His goal? He wanted to start a race war. And this is the week we get…
Tag: Sermon
Understanding
This is an edited manuscript for my sermon on Hebrews 4:15-5:10 In the first chapter of Hebrews The Son is described as being way higher than the angels, and seated at the right hand of God. In the second chapter of Hebrews, this exalted Son is revealed as Jesus, who came and lived as one…
No One Closer
This is an edited manuscript of my sermon for April 26, 2015. It is based on Hebrews 2:1-15. Last week we walked through Hebrews chapter 1 and discovered how Hebrews sets up Jesus as being “greater than the angels.” Here in chapter two we begin to discover why this matters. As I pondered the passage…
Greater By Far
This was to be my sermon for April 19, based on Hebrews chapter 1. Sunday morning I was preparing how I wanted to preach it and ended up scrapping it as being too much like a paper I’d write for class. There’s still some decent enough elements in it, so I present it here. I…
Hosanna!
This is an edited version of my sermon manuscript for Palm Sunday, 2015. It’s based on Mark 11:1-11. At the beginning of Mark’s Triumphant Entry narrative Jesus got ready to enter Jerusalem I want to unpack three things about how Mark set’s this up. First, we’re not sure if Mark was intending this passage to…
The Days are Coming
This is an edited manuscript for my for my sermon on March 22, 2015. It’s based on Jeremiah 31:31-34. Jeremiah envisions The LORD’s incredible grace and patience. Jeremiah is an interesting prophet. He lived during the time of Judah’s rapid decline and actually witnessed the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonian Empire. His prophetic ministry…
