Sermon for Advent 3 Midweek, about fears and worries about losing memory, or wanting to forget hardships but being unable--and the comfort of knowing what God forgets and remembers. The following readings are incorporated into the sermon: Psalms 9 & 25, Isaiah 49:15-16, and Luke 12:4-7.

Sermon on 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24, for the 3rd Sunday in Advent, about how God's will for us is to lead a joyful, prayerful, and thankful life. How is this possible for the Christian who faces the world's troubles? Is sanctification my spiritual do-it-yourself project?

Sermon on Hosea 2:6-23, but more broadly the whole book of Hosea, for Advent Midweek 2, part of a series on forgetting and remembering. What did it cost Israel to forget God and His commandments? What did God remember? How was God's compassion moved to save His people, even when they broke His covenant in unfaithfulness? How does Jesus make the Church His own bride?

Sermon on Mark 1:1-8, for the 2nd Sunday in Advent, about preparing our hearts for Christ's coming. How is repentance a preparation of our hearts? Who accomplishes this? What is the impact of the Gospel, or good news, of Jesus, the Son of God?

Sermon on forgetting and remembering, a continuation of Sunday's theme, for Advent 1 midweek services. How God's people forget about Him, His mighty works and His commands; and how God remembers His people and His covenant, and reminds us.

Sermon on Psalm 65 and Luke 12:13-21, about a contrast between David and the rich fool, how they each responded to their abundance. What creates an attitude of thankfulness?

Sermon on Matthew 25:31-46, for the Last Sunday of the Church Year, about Jesus' Final Judgment of the Sheep and the Goats, and what the relationship between faith and good works is. How should we live in anticipation of that judgment, and what deeds mark the life of the Christian. How do we obtain such faith to do these things?

Sermon on Matthew 25:14-30, for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, the Parable of the Ten Talents. A sermon about how we prepare for Christ's second coming and His judgment. Lessons in stewardship and trusting God, and how we perceive or encounter God.

Sermon on Matthew 25:1-13, for the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, about the Parable of the Ten Virgins, or the Five Wise and Five Foolish Virgins, and the Wedding Banquet that they were invited to. How does this parable prepare us for Jesus' second coming, and to be watchful and ready?