“First Place In All Things”

Colossians 1:15-20 is a privilege to preach…and it is also intimidating to preach. This is one of the richest passages for Christology in the entire Bible! I don’t know that I did it justice, but I hope to have this passage ringing in all of our ears for a long time to come, even if my sermon is long forgotten.

“The Gospel of Hope that Bears Fruit”

Well, this sermon is the first to my congregation as their newly installed Pastor. I decided to make my first series a journey through Paul’s letter to the Colossians, mostly because it focuses on the supremacy of Christ over all things. This message was from Colossians 1:1-8. The theme of this book is one that I’d like to be central to my pastoral ministry, so it’s a good place to start!

“Glory Through Suffering”

Nobody likes suffering. Even Jesus Himself prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane that the cup might pass from Him. But in the end, He submitted to the suffering that was before Him and was ultimately raised in glory! My sermon on 2 Timothy 2:8-13 keys in on God’s ability to turn suffering into glory. Thanks be to God!

“Foolishness and Victory” (Joshua 6)

Here’s the sermon on Joshua 6 that I preached this last Sunday (February 23, 2014). It’s part of a sermon series on the book of Joshua that our church is going through. The story of the battle of Jericho is very familiar to most Christians. My goal in this sermon was to get beyond the typical “Israel was victorious by faith, and you can be, too!” angle. I wanted to put the emphasis on Christ’s work on our behalf…and then draw out how we can experience—by faith—the spiritual victory that He has already secured for us.