Sermons

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. ...

Sermon – Upping the Ante Luke 12:32-40; Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 Farmville Presbyterian Church 8/10/25   Which is worse, to be paralyzed by worry about what we think might happen or to be completely uncaring about what is wrong with the world around us?  They are...

[sorry, no audio today] Sermon – What Matters? Colossians 3:1-11; Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14, 2:18-23 Farmville Presbyterian Church 8/3/25   Have you ever noticed that life is actually really good right now?  Generally speaking, we are better off medically,...

Sermon – Looking for Monsters 1 Samuel 16:7; John 9:1-25 Farmville Presbyterian Church 7/13/25   Have you ever seen a monster? Now, before you answer that, let me clarify what I am asking: this question has nothing to do with that creature that lurks under your...

Sermon – Our Greatest Allegiance  Exodus 20:2-6; Matthew 14:28-33 (Matthew 6:19-24; 1 Corinthians 7:21-24) Farmville Presbyterian Church 7/6/25   If you were alive in 1885 (20 years after the Civil War) and someone asked you to lead the Pledge of Allegiance, you...