A Stack of Invitations

Preached on January 20, 2008 at PLWC.

Reading: Psalm 40:1-11; Isaiah 49:1-7; John 1:29-42

This Sunday's lectionary reading was one of the Epiphany readings. I haven't come across many evangelical Protestant churches that have given Epiphany much air time, but the focus of Epiphany can help inform our efforts of evangelism.

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Things Are Looking Up

Preached on January 13, 2008 at PLWC.

Reading: Psalm 37:1-9, 23-24; Matthew 6:25-34

This week's sermon is sort of the second half of what we started last week, because stewardship goes far beyond just money and material things.

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How To Play Second Fiddle

Preached on January 6, 2008 at PLWC.

Reading: Psalm 84; Matthew 21:33-46

January is the time of the year when many Wesleyan churches focus on the concept of stewardship, which is all too often reduced to nothing more than teaching people that they should tithe. But, as you might guess, stewardship is a much bigger principle than that.

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Time's Up

Preached on December 23, 2007 at PLWC.

Reading: Isaiah 40:3-8; Luke 3:2b-9, 18-20

This is the last of the Advent sermons for 2007. It begins with John the Baptist, because the locust-eating prophet John teaches us a lot about the baby Jesus in the manger.

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