A Beautiful Sight — Easter 2011
Matthew 28:1-10 Over time the cross has evolved from being a means of torture and execution to a fashionable piece of jewelry. Crosses can come in gold or silver, plain […]
Category: Sermons
Building Strong Foundations — Sermon 9 on the Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 7:24-29 Remember back when this sermon began – no, not my sermon, but Jesus’ sermon? Remember how Jesus had decided to get away from the crowds that had been […]
Judgment Day — Sermon 8 on the Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 7:15-23 “Judgment Day!” Don’t these words sound ominous? Perhaps suggesting the end is near, they create in us the urge to get our affairs in order, just in case. […]
Judge Not, Lest Ye . . . Sermon 7 on the Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 7:1-14 Although many of us enjoy being judge and jury, few of us want to face judgement. We like the words “judge not, lest ye be judged,” and yet […]
What Should I Desire Most? Sermon #6 on the Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 6:19-34 In The Christmas Carol, the heart of a young Ebenezer Scrooge grows dark and cold as he enters the world of business. His pursuit of earthly treasure has […]
Putting on a Show — Sermon 5 on the Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 6:1-18 We live in a consumer-driven society. Everything from education to religion is a commodity that can be bought and sold, which means that we can easily become consumers […]
Transfigured and Transformed
Matthew 17:1-9 For the past several weeks we’ve been with Jesus on a mountain being instructed in the ways of God’s realm. This morning we’re taking a brief detour to […]
The Law of Love — 4th Sermon on the Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 5:38-48 This morning we return to our journey through Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount. One of the basic premises of this sermon is that if we want to be […]
Tell It! (Alex McCauslin)
The text this morning confronts us with three stories. The first is the most obvious. The Israelites are about to cross into the Promised Land. They are a new nation, […]
Law and Order — 3rd Sermon on the Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 5:21-37 As we continue our journey through the Sermon on the Mount, having heard the call to be salt and light, and having been told that our righteousness should […]