Soapbox Shibboleths

A reading of, and commentary on, Shirley Jackson's short story The Possibility of Evil.

Readings and sermon (outline below) for the last Sunday of the church year

Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24

1 Corinthians 15:20-28

Matthew 25:31-46

Title: All in All

THESIS: CHRIST….

1. Makes alive.

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Readings and sermon (outline below) for Thanksgiving 2023.

Title: What Does It Mean to Be Rich?

THESIS: THE RICH LIFE IS FEAR OF THE LORD, GIVING TO OTHERS, AND IN GOD’S GRACIOUS REWARDS.

1. The rich life is the fear of the Lord.

Readings and sermon (outline below) for the twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost.

Zephaniah 1:7-16

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Matt. 25:14-30

Title: A Thief in the Night

THESIS: NOT KNOWING WHEN THE LAST DAY IS, LET US LIVE GODLY LIVES FOR GOD HAS DESTINED US TO OBTAIN SALVATION.

1. We don’t know when the last day is.

Readings and sermon (outline below) for the twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost.

Amos 5:18-24

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Matthew 25:1-13

Title: The Lord Himself will Descend

THESIS: WHAT IS THE RAPTURE?

1. WHAT THE RAPTURE IS NOT.

Readings and sermon (outline below) for the observation of All Saints' day.

Revelation 7:9-17

1 John 3:1-3

Matthew 5:1-12

Title: A Great Multitude

THESIS: WHO ARE THESE?

1. They are those coming out of the great tribulation.

Welcome to another Soapbox Shibboleths buzzword episode. Pastor Travis Berg continues the discussion of the word "Christendom" using Genesis 37.

Readings and sermon (outline below) for the observation of Reformation day.

Revelation 14:6-7

Romans 3:19-28

John 8:31-36

Title: An Eternal Gospel

Thesis: THE ETERNAL GOSPEL IS GOD’S JUDGMENT PROCLAIMED TO ALL.

1. The gospel is God’s judgment.

Readings and sermon (outline below) for the twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost.

Isaiah 45:1-7

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Matthew 22:15-22

Title: Gone Forth Everywhere

Thesis: THE GOSPEL COMES, NOT ONLY IN WORD, BUT ALSO IN POWER.

1. The gospel comes in word.

1. In the Holy Spirit

Welcome to a special Soapbox Shibboleths buzzword episode. Pastor Travis Berg begins a discussion of a Johann W. F. Hoefling quote.