Sermon Video Introduction: This is our observance of Pentecost, the time we set aside to commemorate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the Church. There are many things that can be said about ...
The Holiness of the Holy Spirit
The Ascension and the Gunk in Our Brains
Sermon Video Introduction: Whenever we discuss the incarnation of Christ, or His death and resurrection, or His ascension, we are talking about something that is much more important than simple ...
Palm Sunday as Powder Keg
Sermon Video Introduction: Over the years, I have mentioned a number of times that there is no good biblical reason to use the hosannas! of Palm Sunday and the crucify him! of the Passion account ...
Black Bethlehem
As we continue to tell the story of how the Christ child was born, we need to take into account the story that his birth place had already been telling for centuries. That small town provided the perfect ...
A Chalcedon Christmas #3
Sermon Video Introduction: At the beginning of Hebrews 3, we are told that Jesus Christ is the Apostle and High Priest of our confession. As an apostle, sent from the Father, He represents God ...
A Chalcedon Christmas #2
Sermon Video Introduction: As we reflect on the mystery of the Incarnation, we have to recognize that we are dealing with a staggering miracle. And the miraculous aspect of it has to do with what ...
A Chalcedon Christmas #1
Sermon Video Introduction : In our denomination, all churches are required to adopt three creeds into their statement of faith. Those three are from the time of the early church, and are the Apostles ...
Thanksgiving 2021
I want to take just a moment to recount the Lord’s goodness to me. Just as unexpressed honor is dishonor, so also unexpressed gratitude is ingratitude. One of the things that the psalmist knew how to do was itemize (e.g Ps. 136). The only reference I will make to the tumultuous times in which we …
The Holy Spirit and a Sound Mind/Pentecost 2021
Sermon Video Introduction: One of the common mistakes that Christians make as they think about the Holy Spirit—who was poured out upon the Church at Pentecost—is the mistake of depersonalizing ...
Resurrection Authority/Easter 2021
Sermon Video Introduction: Because Jesus rose from the dead, in fulfillment of the words of the ancient prophets (Acts 3:24), and because He did so in fulfillment of His own confident pronouncements ...