The Thirteenth Decade of Psalms: Sermon Video Introduction: The word eucatastrophe was coined by J.R.R. Tolkien, and it refers to a deliverance when all was thought to be lost. There was no ...
Psalm 126/Like Those Who Dream
The Public Cross
Sermon Video Introduction: Jesus was crucified in a public way, and so His death necessarily has public ramifications. There is no way to be fully faithful to the message of His death and resurrection ...
Psalm 125/Like the Mountains of Zion
The Thirteenth Decade of Psalms: Sermon Video Introduction: This psalm is the next in the psalms of ascent (120-134)—a psalm that would be sung as pilgrims made their way up to Jerusalem. ...
Christ and the Gods of Chaos
Introduction: We do not pay enough attention to foundational myths. This is the case both with the fanciful myths of the unbelievers and the genuine myths that are recorded for us in Scripture. While ...
Psalm 124/Like a Bird in the Bracken
Sermon Video The Thirteenth Decade of Psalms: Introduction: When you consider the peril our nation is currently in, and you reflect on the fact that this psalm came up as the text for this ...
State of the Church 2021
Sermon Video Introduction: In these annual “state of the church” messages, we sometimes address our local circumstances here in Christ Church. At other times the message has addressed our ...
Mistaken Faithful Prayer
Sermon Video Introduction: As many of you know, it is our custom to have a “state of the church” message around the beginning of each new year, and that message will be coming next week. But, ...
Advent and Angels
Introduction: One of the more obvious things about the Christmas story (as Scripture records it) would be prevalence of angels in it. The angel Gabriel appears to Zechariah to tell him about the birth ...
Advent and Astonishment
Sermon Video Introduction: We sometimes glide over the stupefying doctrines that are entailed by the Christmas miracle. We are accustomed to the story, and so we simply nod our heads at the familiar ...
Advent and Abundance
Introduction: A genuine biblical faith is one that knows how to climb mountains, and how to not get lost in the valleys. In the flesh we know how to get used to what happens to us all the time. But ...