| Master Sermons
Advent Sermon Series: The Animals of Advent Part I: The Roar of the Lion and the Bleat of the Lamb Lectionary 2 December 2018 First Sunday in Advent Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalm 25:1-10 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36 Text to Life I bet you’ve noticed how many...
| Story Sermon
House of Stone Story Lectionary 25 November 2018 Jesus’ Transfiguration Jacob Anoints the Altar at El Bethel (Genesis 35) Tablets of Stone from the Mountain of the Lord (Exodus 24) The Construction of the Stone Foundation for Solomon’s Temple (1 Kings 5) Balaam and...
| Master Sermons
The Maranatha Church Lectionary 25 November 2018 Christ the King / Reign of Christ Sunday Student Day 2 Samuel 23:1-7 Psalm 132:1-12 Revelation 1:4b-8 John 18:33-37 Text to Life You are a time traveler? Don’t believe me? Unless you have never journeyed beyond a couple...
| Preaching Tips
When you are wanting a fresh take on a metaphor, you need to follow its trails back to its backstories in various contexts. For example, if you are doing a Thanksgiving sermon using Psalm 126, you may want to choose to preach on the “streams.” In the psalm, the...
| Pastor's Prayer |
O My God, Thou fairest, greatest, first of all objects, my heart admires, adores, loves thee, for my little vessel is as full as it can be, and I would pour out all that fullness before thee in ceaseless flow. When I think upon and converse with thee ten thousand...
