Sermons

One of the fun things for me in going to Red Sox Fantasy Camp in 2012 and 2013 was having the opportunity for each time to play for former Red Sox third baseman and later manager Butch Hobson. Although I’ve played baseball in school and for fun for 40 years, it is amazing how much…

While it probably isn’t wise to build ones theology around bumper stickers, I saw two good ones in Orleans on Saturday. One said, “Write your sorrows in sand. Write your blessings in stone.” The other one said, “Jesus is coming, look busy.” I’m glad you’re here looking busy for Easter. Listen to the Good News…

Today I’m going to tell you about someone who had one of the most incredible experiences any human being has ever had. Many of us would say that Jesus is one person we’d like to meet; how amazing would it be to be close to Jesus, to hear him speak, and to look into his…

Week Four of Walk Across the Room adapted from the sermon by Bill Hybels Three weeks ago, we asked the question, what if evangelism was as simple as a “walk across the room.” We were reminded the single greatest gift we can offer the people around us is an introduction to their Creator and the…

Week Two of Walk Across the Room adapted from the sermon by Bill Hybels. Today begins the 2nd week of our series called “Just Walk Across the Room.” In these four weeks we are discovering that reaching out to someone far from God is as simple as taking a walk across a room, and holding…

How much kingdom-building impact did that one faithful Christ-follower have just because he was willing to take a few steps across the room? I believe it was a huge impact.

I want to give you a little background for today’s scripture from Exodus 17. The Amalekites were a fierce desert tribe, unhappy about strangers coming into their territory and they became one of Israel’s enemies in the early periods of their history. Shortly after the Exodus, as recounted in today’s passage, the Amalekites attacked Israel,…

If you’ve listened to me preach for any length of time you know that I stress the love, grace, mercy, and goodness of God. Without those, we are all lost. While we’re thankful for those aspects of God’s character, there are also times when God gets angry at people. One of those times is in…