James and John had the guts to get the glory, but true glory is too heavy to bear. Jesus was was glorified through suffering, death, and rising again.

The good news is simple. As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so too was the Son of Man lifted up, so that whoever believes in him would have eternal life. It’s the gospel on a stick.

Jesus cleanses the temple and many believed in him, but he didn’t believe in them because he knew what is in man. Lord Jesus, cleanse our hearts too that we may be temples for you, risen gloriously. Amen.

“Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old.” You have been reconciled to God, through Jesus Christ, and He remembers your sin no more.

A sermon on trials and temptations from James 1:12-18.

Haven’t you heard? Have you not seen? The Lord God is almighty in power and understanding, and He wields His might to save.

A sermon on 1 Corinthians 8.

A sermon based on the third chapter of Jonah, after he had been swallowed and spit up. Salvation come by the grace of God, after death and resurrection. That’s the best part. God shows you mercy.

“I saw you under the fig tree” Jesus sees each of us and knows you deeply, wherever you are. And you see him lifted up on a cross to open the gates of heaven for all believers.

The echoes of Jesus’ Baptism resound throughout all of time, from the very beginning to this very day. You are baptized into Christ and echo his voice to others.