Category Archives: Sermons: Epistles

Sermons on the Epistles

The Downward Mobility of Jesus (a Sermon on 2 Corinthians 8:9)

“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Although He was rich, for your sakes he became poor, so that you, through his poverty, might become rich. “ I thought it was about time I began a sermon … Continue reading

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There’s Room for Everybody! – A Pentecost Sunday Sermon (2009)

“When the day of Pentecost came, all of them were together in one place. Suddenly, a sound like the roaring of a mighty windstorm came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw tongues like … Continue reading

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Love Is All You Need (a Sermon on Romans 13:8-10)

I’ve decided to speak this morning on one of the most unnerving and threatening pieces of Scripture I’ve ever come across – threatening and unnerving at least for professional clerics like myself (people who get paid to teach the Bible). … Continue reading

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The Curse of Multiculturalism – A Pentecost Sunday Sermon

Devout Jews from every nation under heaven were living in Jerusalem. When that sound came, the crowd rushed together and was startled because each one heard the disciples speaking in his own language. Stunned and amazed, they asked, “All of … Continue reading

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A City that has Foundations! (a Sermon on Hebrews 11)

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen…By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, … Continue reading

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Many Nations, One Family (a Sermon on Acts 2:1-14)

When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as … Continue reading

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No Yachting in Heaven! (a Sermon on Revelation 21:1-6)

“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.” (Revelation 21:1) Heaven: what is it, where is it, and are you in … Continue reading

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The Apostolic Invasion of Europe (a Sermon on Acts 16:9-15)

And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on … Continue reading

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The Hope of Heaven (a Sermon on Revelation 7:9-17)

“After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes and peoples and tongues, stand­ing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and … Continue reading

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