Sermons

Isaiah 53:1-5, 10-12; 1 John 3:1-11 April 18, 2021 Receiving Christ’s rightness in a broken world Believe it or not, this sermon is not a tribute to that significant person in your life who is always right.  You know, that person who knows best and is always right and...

Judges 6:11-24; John 20:19-31 April 11, 2021 Dealing with Resurrection change   A few years ago, my family was travelling back from a trip to Florida.  As much fun as it is to visit Florida, it is always better to leave.  Strange things happen in Florida. ...

Psalm 118:1-4, 14-24; Mark 16:1-8 April 4, 2021 Confronting Silence in Light of the Resurrection   Of the many, many thousands of people who were executed by crucifixion in the Roman occupation of Judea or Israel, we do not know who any of them were except for...

[Sorry, so audio this week.  I do not know why it did not record.  We do have video of the entire service on Facebook and YouTube.] Exodus 12:1-7, 13-14; Mark 11:1-11 March 28, 2021 Jesus triumphal entry reconsidered   I have a little bit of answering to do for...

Joshua 24:14-24; Mark 9:14-27 March 21, 2021 dealing with powerlessness in faith I have no idea if this is true, but it is too good to pass up.  The story goes that Neil Armstrong would go to parties and tell anecdotes about when he was on the moon, then laugh...

1 Samuel 17:32-37; Mark 10:13-16 March 14, 2021 Entering the Kingdom as a child? If you remember back to the days when we had things like amusement parks, theme parks, and fast and furious fun rides, there were always the hated signs at the beginning of the best rides...

[Sorry, no audio this time - the entire service is available on YouTube and Facebook] Psalm 78:1-7; Mark 9:33-37, 42 March 7, 2021 In the opposite direction from last week’s sermon and the topic of silence, this Sunday we are highlighting children.  Yes, anything but...

Isaiah 53:1-7; Mark 9:9-13, 30-32 Farmville Presbyterian Church February 28, 2021   As we walk further into this season of Lent, we cannot help but recognize that this is a time of suffering both in the world and in our spiritual walk.  Together we receive,...