My first sermon at Groomsport Presbyterian Church, Northern Ireland. The texts for the day were Psalm 46 and selected verses from Hebrews 11 & 12.
Read MoreOn Sunday, April 26, 2015 I preached my final sermon for my internship at Thompson Memorial Presbyterian Church. If you have been following our updates (here and here), you know this past semester has been rather challenging. I address some of these challenges in this sermon. Thanks for taking the time to listen.
Read MoreIn Genesis 27, Jacob deceives his father into giving him the blessing intended for his brother Esau. How often in our lives do we feel the need to become someone we aren't just to earn someone else's blessing?
Read MorePsalm 139 has long been one of my favorite passages in all of scripture. So, when it was the text selected as the subject of my Senior Ordination Exam in Exegesis (text study), I was a mixture of excited and nervous. I was looking forward to working on a familiar text, but was worried that I might grown to dislike it over the course of almost a week of intense study. However, I didn't need to worry. Over the days of study, I grew to love the passage even more. The following sermon was prepared based on my study of the psalm, and was delivered to the Commission on Preparation for Ministry of Heartland Presbytery.
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