Category Archives: Sermon in a Sentence – Sermon Review

Guilt Might…

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

…get you nowhere …create a violent life that thrashes around in a flailed attempt to make up for past mistakes …paralyze you …blind you to the freedom that is yours because of grace Last Sunday’s call to a life of … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve 2010 – ‘Help Comes Looking For You’

Posted on December 24, 2010 by

For those of you who weren’t able to be with us during our Christmas Eve gathering, what follows is the transcript from tonight’s message from Isaiah 9:1-7. Every 4th of July we tell stories about 1776 and the battles fought … Continue reading →

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He Will Break Into Your Silence

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

I’m still processing yesterday’s sermon from Luke 1:57-66. I can’t tell you how many people I know – in our church and in our city – whose story has chapters in the past where faith felt strong and Jesus seemed … Continue reading →

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Preaching Evaluation

Posted on October 11, 2010 by

Came across this reading Darrin Patrick’s book Church Planter. It serves as a great way for me to personally evaluate my preaching but I offer it up here as a suggestion for how you can pray for me – both … Continue reading →

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The One Thing I Wish…September 19, 2010

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

The audio from this past Sunday’s sermon on Luke 1:5-25 can be found here. The one thing I wish I had more time to dig in and unpack is the relationship between shame and guilt. This came up a few … Continue reading →

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The One Thing I Wish…September 12, 2010

Posted on September 14, 2010 by

The one thing I wish I had more time to talk about from this past Sunday’s sermon in Luke 1:1-4 is this: In the end, Christianity is a story we simply cannot avoid and are crazy if we try. What … Continue reading →

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The One Thing I Wish…August 29, 2010

Posted on August 31, 2010 by

The one thing I wish I had more time to talk about from last Sunday’s sermon in Acts 2:42-47 is this: If you’re not willing to live like family, you need to start asking whether or not you’re even a … Continue reading →

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The One Thing I Wish…August 22, 2010

Posted on August 24, 2010 by

The one thing I wish I had more time to unpack from Sunday’s message from Romans 1:1-7 is this: The discovery, development and drawing out of this great hope that you belong to Jesus must take place within the context … Continue reading →

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Sermon in a Sentence – August 15, 2010

Posted on August 19, 2010 by

From ‘Doxological Justice’, preached from Luke 18:1-8 on August 15, 2010. Because we belong to Jesus, God owes us his love. A God who refuses to love you as his adopted child is not just and therefore simply cannot be … Continue reading →

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Sermon In A Sentence – August 8, 2010

Posted on August 9, 2010 by

On evangelism – when the messenger is no longer consumed by God and his message, the messenger inevitably becomes consumed by the message of another God.

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