Sermons

Sermon – We Know Where We Are Going Jeremiah 31:1-6, 16-17; Romans 8:18-39 Farmville Presbyterian Church 10/12/25   I am going to begin today with a favorite school memory as I harken back to those early years.  Remember those times when there was a group game to...

Sermon – Loose Connections and Staying Grounded Genesis 2:15-18; Romans 12 Farmville Presbyterian Church 10/5/25   Last week, it was confessions of a wayward preacher.  In the confessing spirit, I will continue this week with another confession.  I was invited to...

Sermon – We Do Have Something to Say Psalm 32; Romans 10:6-13 Farmville Presbyterian Church 9/28/25   When I was in college, my father worked in France for a year, and I was able to go visit him over there for a week.  It was an eye-opening experience.  That was...

Sermon – Living with History Joshua 24:1-14; Jeremiah 2:1-13 Farmville Presbyterian Church 9/14/25   Today we get to talk about the most important thing that no one pays any attention to – history.  Just with the mention of the word, I can see that already half...

Sermon – A Case for Trespasses Exodus 3:1-6; Exodus 3:7-14; 4:1-15 Farmville Presbyterian Church 8/31/25   Some of you are out there wondering right now why I am concerned about the need to go frolicking through other peoples’ territories today.  When I was a...

Sermon – A Day Off from the Day Off Isaiah 58:9b-14; Luke 13:10-17 Farmville Presbyterian Church 8/24/25   Yesterday evening Anne and I were gathered with a good bit of my family, and for the first time since I was little, we had four generations in one room. ...

Sermon – You Need to Love Me, Too 2 Kings 5:8-15b; John 13:1, 2b-9 Farmville Presbyterian Church 8/17/25   This is a tough sermon.  That does not seem obvious at all.  None of you would come into this time with that notion, but this is a tough sermon for me. ...