Sermons

Sermon – Being Baptized Together Genesis 2:20-23; Galatians 3:23-29 Farmville Presbyterian Church 1/18/25   Teaching is my bread and butter.  I do really enjoy teaching, and that informs a lot of my ministry.  That is why Bible study has been so much fun over the...

Sermon – Baptized by Fire Isaiah 42:1-9; Matthew 3:13-17 Farmville Presbyterian Church 1/11/25   Anne and I have been able to catch up with a few of you since we returned from our Hawaii trip two weeks ago, but for those whom we have not seen, I will say we had a...

Sermon – Where’s Jesus? Isaiah 63:7-9; Matthew 2:13-23 Farmville Presbyterian Church 12/28/25   You know how there are different sides to us.  There is the “Pete the parent” side, “Pete the preacher” side, “Pete the ‘I grew up in the 80s and have a nerdy...

Sermon – Waking from a Dream Isaiah 7:10-16; Matthew 1:18-25 Farmville Presbyterian Church 12/20/25   I wonder just how many Christmases there are between us all here today?  A great number of us have seen a great number of Christmas days.  Added all together, we...

Sermon – What Do You See? Isaian 11:1-10; Matthew 3:1-12 Farmville Presbyterian Church 12/7/25   To be honest with you, I feel sorry for the lion.  One day the lion was enjoying his typical diet of steak, ham, and chicken, and the next day, in the great and...

Sermon – Is the Future Good? Isaian 2:1-5; Matthew 24:36-44 Farmville Presbyterian Church 11/30/25   Have you ever planted a tree?  Trees are very much on-the-mind at the moment.  Of course, these are the days when the debate is between real or artificial.  It is...

Sermon – Scattered and Gathered Jeremiah 23:1-6; John 10: 11-17 Farmville Presbyterian Church 11/23/25   My first regular, payrolled job was in a Pizza Hut.  It was on hwy 360 in Chesterfield next to what is now Manchester Middle School.  Now, it is another...