Sermon based on Luke Chapter 4:1-13 and the account of Jesus being tempted after 40 days in the wilderness, showing how we have to be aware and on guard against temptation ourselves, knowing that our choices to stand firm in Prayer, Worship of God and knowledge of His Word will serve as our defense and strong foundation.

Sermon highlighting a deeper sense of meaning for the penitential time of Lent, and giving us three keys to focus on as we move closer to the Lord in this season of preparation for the celebration of Jesus' Glorious Resurrection.

Sermon based on Luke's Chapter 9 Gospel account of how Jesus took three of His Disciples up a mountain to witness His Transfiguration, revealing His Glory and his identity as the Anointed One of God, and pointing the way toward our own transformations as we receive freedom from the bondage of sin through the power of Jesus' sacrifice on the cross.

Sermon examining some of the ways John's Gospel teaches us about really knowing Jesus and realizing the implications of His Resurrection, ultimately pointing us to the truth that in believing Jesus is the Son of God, we might truly enjoy an abundant and eternal Life in His Name.

Sermon exhorting us to delight daily in the Word of the Lord, for blessed is the one who lives by the wisdom of God and is filled by it day and night, as Psalm 1 illustrates quite beautifully--and by so doing we will find our entire lives affected and transformed by God's word entering into us--for the Lord knows our struggles, sees our victories and failures, and grace comes from God into the lives of those who embrace his ways and walk in the righteousness opened to them by accepting the Living Sacrifice of Jesus Christ for our salvation.

Sermon based on Luke 5:1-11 -- in which Jesus tells Peter to go out into the deep waters (despite Peter's objections and previous failures), where he catches an overwhelming number of fish; demonstrating that obedience to God brings about the miracles in our lives, and that by answering the call of Jesus to become His followers and spread His loving message of salvation to others, we are ourselves "Caught to Catch."

Sermon illuminating the truth from chapter 4 of Luke's Gospel account of Jesus being unwelcome in his hometown of Nazareth by those who would have restricted His radical message of salvation (such as loving your enemies and doing good to those who hate you) to fit it into their own ideas of who and where the Holy Spirit should bless--showing how salvation can be understood not as God making "others" more like us, but as making them and us more like Himself--where we can imitate Jesus in His dependence on the Holy Spirit, and not be captive to our own imagined boundaries that put us in danger of missing the full effects of the Lord's Favor.

Sermon based on Luke's Gospel chapter 4 verses 16-21, in which Jesus reads from the Prophet Isaiah's account of the future glory of Israel, and in which is revealed the liberating truth that for those who accept and respond to the Lord's call, the year of His favor and restoration can be right here and now, as His anointing is given through the power of His Holy Spirit.

Transformative sermon based on John's Gospel account of the wedding feast at Cana and Jesus' miracle of turning water into wine shows that worldly things can never fully satisfy us, and we find that in order to be filled with the "better wine" of Jesus we need to "empty ourselves of self" and yield completely to Him.

An insightful look at the Baptism of our Lord Jesus in the Jordan River as told in Luke 3:15-22, recognizing in this Gospel account the significance of two different Baptisms: the Baptism of John with water for confession and repentance of sins, and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit marked by empowerment and gifts for service to the Glory of God.