Category: Sermons

Sermons preached in a context, but written for people of all sorts and conditions.

  • Wrapped up in love

    Wrapped up in love

    The Holy Spirit isn’t a fixer – like we’re gangsters who need someone to clean up our mess.

  • Desiring Glory

    Desiring Glory

    No matter how many times God tells us love isn’t earned, we don’t truly believe it. We desire a kind of glory which will never give us love. When we desire a different glory, we find a different God.Easter 7C | John 17:20-26 We return again to glory. The author of the gospel we call…

  • The Presence of Peace

    The Presence of Peace

    The peace Jesus promises isn’t a passive thing done to us, or a weapon to enforce conformity. It is the very love of God and it is already here. God brings to life the peace that is already present. Easter 6C | John 14:23-29 Let’s talk about peace. I think we’re tempted to start with…

  • Humble Like God

    Humble Like God

    We thought violence could bring peace, rather than love.

  • They took up stones again

    They took up stones again

    Their confusion over expectations of the Messiah isn’t Jesus’s fault.

  • Definitely, Peter

    Definitely, Peter

    What Jesus told them to do was follow him. Instead, 7 disciples went to the beach.

  • Freedom From Fear

    Freedom From Fear

    When Jesus joins the disciples in John 20:19-31, we shouldn’t put Thomas on trial. It is their fear that reveals a greater doubt.

  • The Story

    The Story

    In returning to the beginning of the story, we come to see how Jesus got here, how we got here, and what we’re called to about it.