Sermons

Sermon – Light in Love and Love in Light 3 Deuteronomy 15:7-11; 1 John 3 Farmville Presbyterian Church April 21, 2024 - Being a child of love, a child of God   Some people don’t realize that they are children or at least were at some point in their lives. There...

Sermon – Light in Love and Love in Light 1 Micah 6:6-8; 1 John 2 Farmville Presbyterian Church April 14, 2024 - Following the commandment of love   Other than preaching on chapter 4 of 1 John (which is one of my favorite passages in all of Scripture and our text...

Sermon – Light in Love and Love in Light 1 Isaiah 65:17-25; 1 John 1 Farmville Presbyterian Church April 7, 2024 - Finding ourselves honestly as a sinful people   Believe it or not, everyone who claims to follow Jesus as the Christ does not agree with each...

Sermon – Tears of New Covenant Joy Isaian 25:6-10a; John 20:1-18 Farmville Presbyterian Church March 31, 2024 - Living at the crisis of faith in God’s living promise   One of the best scenes in the 1980’s cult classic movie, the Princess Bride, is when the hero...

Sermon – Things Are Set for Disaster Isaiah 50:4-9a; Mark 11:1-11; 14:1-2, 10-11 Farmville Presbyterian Church March 24, 2024 - Jesus’ determination to do what needed to be done   Have you ever had to make a truly difficult choice?  I’m guessing that you have.  ...

Sermon – A New Covenant Jeremiah 31:31-34; Mark 14:22-25 Farmville Presbyterian Church March 17, 2024 - There is always a hope and a future in God’s promise   I once had the brilliant idea of refinishing a piece of furniture.  Anne and I attended an auction in...

Sermon – When the Promise Bites Numbers 21:4-9; Mark 14:22-25 Farmville Presbyterian Church March 10, 2024 - Handling the failure of living as a covenant people   What does it take for you to look up? I remember distinctly being a child in South Carolina one...

Sermon – Enough Covenant for Everyone Exodus 20: 1-17; Mark 14:22-25 Farmville Presbyterian Church March 3, 2024 - The covenant of the law   One thing that I am not interested in is extra rules.  I may be the weird one here.  Are there people around who actually...