Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
/The weeds of this parable are the plant known as darnel, which looks similar to wheat in its earlier stages.
sermons | study
These are sermons preached during our Sunday worship services. (Recordings were not always successful, so there are gaps in the postings.)
Matthew 13:1-23
/The parable of the sower and its interpretation is, we might say, the paradigm example of Jesus’ parables.
Matthew 13:1-17, 34-35
/This text opens the third of five discourses, or teaching sessions by Jesus that Matthew includes in his Gospel.
Isaiah 6:8-13
/Isaiah’s cleansing prepares him for commissioning as the Lord’s prophet.
Isaiah 6:1-7
/Dorothy Sayers wrote of “the drama of dogma,” and this passage is a fine example of biblical drama that affirms important dogma, or teaching.
Isaiah 44:6-8
/This passage from the book of Isaiah seemed appropriate for a New Year’s Day worship service.
Isaiah 9:1-7
/There is an exciting back story to this wonderful text, and an after story as well!
Isaiah 9:6, Prince of Peace
/With this message, we come to the fourth and climactic name for this son who is given: Prince of Peace. As was the case with the three other names, this name is rich in meaning.
Isaiah 9:6, Everlasting Father
/Remarkably, Isaiah prophesies that the Anointed One is named “Father Forever.”
Isaiah 9:6, Mighty God
/The child born and the son given is God the Mighty One who exercises his might on behalf of his people.
Isaiah 9:6, Wonderful Counselor
/This sermon considers the first of four names for Jesus that reveal his divine nature.
Psalm 107
/We used a responsive reading of Psalm 107 in our Thanksgiving Eve worship service.
Matthew 12:46-50
/In this text, Jesus reveals to us his eternal family.
Matthew 12:38-45
/We return to the Gospel of Matthew and Jesus’ reference to the book of Jonah in a telling exchange with scribes and Pharisees.
Jonah 4
/The final scene of the book of Jonah includes key terms seen earlier and leads to an unusual ending.
Jonah 3
/The narrative of the book resumes, with a remarkable turn of events.
Jonah 1:17-2:10
/A cursory reading of Jonah’s prayer notices many similarities with typical thanksgiving psalms, but a consideration of the context and more careful consideration raise some questions.
Jonah 1:1-16
/The book of Jonah is a masterful literary work inspired by the Holy Spirit to reveal important spiritual truths.
Matthew 12:22-37
/In this narrative section, the Pharisees’ animosity towards Jesus intensifies with their accusation that he is in league with Satan. Jesus’ response includes one of his most sober warnings.
Matthew 12:15-21
/This passage includes the longest quotation from the Hebrew Scriptures that is found in the book of Matthew. It comes from one of the four “Servant Songs” of the prophet: Isaiah 42:1-1-9, Isaiah 49:1-13, Isaiah 50:4-9, and Isaiah 52:13-53:12.