“Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil.” In the season of Lent, we follow Jesus on the road to Jerusalem as we remember the events that led to his death on the cross. Over the coming weeks, the church around the world will be telling once again the familiar story of journey and conflict.
Read MoreOn the second Sunday of Advent I led the evening service at Groomsport, preaching on Luke 3:1-6 (the opening of John the Baptist's ministry) and focusing on the call to "prepare the way of the Lord." My centering question for the sermon was what does it look like for us in the 21st century to prepare the way of the Lord?
Read MoreThis past Sunday, the 15th of November, I led worship at our morning service. The texts that I had planned to preach from were Mark 13: 1-8 (Jesus foretelling the destruction of the temple and the admonition to not fear when we hear of wars and rumors of wars) and Romans 8: 18-39 (which ends with the familiar "I believe that nothing, neither height nor depth...can separate us from the love of Jesus). My sermon was mostly planned out along with the service; and then Friday night happened. Terrorist attacks in Paris, Beirut, and Baghdad captured the world's attention. I knew that my plan needed to change. So, Saturday morning, I reworked prayers and started on a new sermon. Working from the same scriptures, the sermon below, focused on the question "How Long, O Lord" is where I ended up.
Read MoreOn the evening of 1 November 2015, I spoke on the resurrection of Lazarus as told in John chapter 11.
Read MoreMy first sermon at Groomsport Presbyterian Church, Northern Ireland. The texts for the day were Psalm 46 and selected verses from Hebrews 11 & 12.
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