Sermon Video Introduction: Some sins are out in the open, and everybody in the church knows that they are in fact sins. I am thinking about theft, drunkenness, adultery, and the like. But there ...
Heavier Than Wet Sand
Covenant Life Together 2
Sermon Video Introduction: Confession of sin is a basic activity that all Christians need to understand and practice. It is the most fundamental form of spiritual housekeeping. There is no way ...
Cutthroat Honesty
Introduction: The title I have given this message is that of Cutthroat Honesty, but if you find that title a little scary or off-putting, you may categorize it as a message on actual confession of ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
These Our Turbulent Mercies
Sermon Video Introduction: A little over a week from now, we will be selecting our next president. In preparation for this, and because Christ is Lord of everything we do, we need to consider ...
Boldness When It Counts
Sermon Video Introduction: One of our generation’s hackneyed cliches is the one about “speaking truth to power.” The problem with it is that we almost always get everything backwards, and ...
Sons of Adam, Daughters of Eve/To Think Soberly
Sermon Video Introduction: The sons of Adam and daughters of Eve have always had to deal with the presence of sin, at least since the third chapter of Genesis. We have to “budget” for it, ...