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September 2012

September 24, 2012

My first Pentecostal sermon: truth, wisdom, & knowledge in Samaria

Earlier this year, during Lent, I preached without a manuscript for the first time. My...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

God’s love in 4-D: Ephesians 3:14-21

This weekend, I preached on Ephesians 3:14-21, which talks about the "height, length, width, and...

July 30, 2012

God's love in 4-D: Ephesians 3:14-21

This weekend, I preached on Ephesians 3:14-21, which talks about the "height, length, width, and...

July 15, 2012

Tear down this wall!

I preached today about Ephesians 2:11-22 and why in the world it is that the...

July 01, 2012

The song of God’s power (Ephesians 1:15-23) #rethinkchurch

In the second sermon of our church's "Big Picture" series, we looked at the meaning...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

Swallowed up by life (2 Corinthians 5:4)

I preached a sermon a couple of weeks ago about a passage from 2 Corinthians...

February 2012

February 12, 2012

Deliver us from evil

Sermon preached 2/11-12/2012 at Burke UMC Text: Matthew 4:1-11 “Lead us not into temptation, but...

February 06, 2012

Sharing the gift of God’s forgiveness

Sermon preached at Burke United Methodist Church 2/4-5/2012 Text: Matthew 18:21-35 Is everyone familiar with...

January 2012

January 29, 2012

The Bread that makes us one

Sermon preached at Burke UMC LifeSign service 1/28/2012 Text: Exodus 16 I’ve got a daily...

January 14, 2012

The Name that Shakes the Earth

Sermon preached 1/14/2012 at Burke UMC LifeSign Text: Isaiah 6:1-8 Do you have a place...

January 08, 2012

The Father who isn’t fair

Sermon preached at Burke UMC LifeSign service 1/8/2012 Part 1 of Lord's Prayer series "On...

December 2011

December 17, 2011

Mary: God-bearer

Sermon preached at LifeSign, Burke UMC on 12/17/11 Text: Luke 1:26-38 “Mr. Guyton,” she said,...

December 10, 2011

"I am not the messiah!"

So how many of you know something about John the Baptist? If you had to...

December 10, 2011

“I am not the messiah!”

So how many of you know something about John the Baptist? If you had to...

December 03, 2011

Waiting on God’s revolution (2 Peter 3)

Sermon preached at Lifesign, Burke UMC 12/3/2011 Text: 2 Peter 3:8-15 Have you ever wanted...

November 2011

November 27, 2011

When the unclean come clean

Sermon preached at Burke UMC 11/26-27/2011 Text: Isaiah 64:1-9 David Lahti, a British biologist, wrote...

November 19, 2011

"Can anything good come out of Nazareth?"

Sermon preached at LifeSign on 11/19/2011 Text: John 1:43-51 Whenever I read Nathanael’s question, “Can...

November 19, 2011

“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”

Sermon preached at LifeSign on 11/19/2011 Text: John 1:43-51 Whenever I read Nathanael’s question, “Can...

November 06, 2011

The risk of dreaming with God

Sermon preached 11/5-6/2011 at Burke United Methodist Church Texts: Psalm 126, Matthew 25:14-30 What happens...

October 2011

October 23, 2011

The God who throws seeds everywhere

Sermon preached 10/22/2011 at Burke UMC LifeSign contemporary service Text: Matthew 13:1-9 I spent the...

October 16, 2011

Occupy the Kingdom

Sermon preached on 10/15-16/2011 Two texts: Ezekiel 37:1-14, Matthew 20:1-16 I spent a week last...

October 08, 2011

How worship makes us welcome others

Sermon preached at Burke UMC LifeSign service 10/8/2011 Text: Deuteronomy 10:12-22 Many of you know...

October 01, 2011

Only beggars get in (Luke 14:15-24)

Sermon preached at Burke UMC LifeSign service 10/1/2011 Text: Luke 14:15-24 What if God threw...

September 2011

September 25, 2011

When Welcome is a Problem

Sermon preached at Burke UMC Lifesign contemporary service 9/24/2011 Text: Luke 7:36-50 Simon had a...

September 11, 2011

Seeking Rest in a Weary Messiah

Sermon preached 9/10/2011 at Burke UMC Lifesign Service Text: Matthew 11:28-30 (as well as selections...

September 04, 2011

Owe No One Anything Except to Love One Another

Sermon preached at Burke UMC, September 3rd & 4th, 2011 Text: Romans 13:8-14 My wife...

September 02, 2011

Welcome: It’s More Than A Mat

Welcome!We say it when company comes. It’s a warm and pleasant word to say, which...

August 2011

August 21, 2011

What you meant for evil, God used for good (Joseph’s story)

Sermon preached 8/21/2011 at Burke UMC Text: Genesis 45:1-15 How long does it take for...

August 13, 2011

The Pit (Joseph’s story)

Sermon preached at Lifesign, Burke UMC, 8/13/2011 Text: Genesis 37:1-24 I wanted to be Joseph....

August 06, 2011

God-Wrestler

Sermon preached at LifeSign, Burke UMC, Sat 8/6/2011 Text: Genesis 32:22-32 Jacob hadn’t been surprised...