Sermons

Sermon – Living for God Exodus 13:1-2, 11-12, 13b-16; Luke 2:1-7, 22-24 Farmville Presbyterian Church 10/20/24   We have not even gotten to Halloween or Thanksgiving, and he is already bringing up Christmas readings.  Plus, he is even hooking in the two...

Sermon – Collecting for God Exodus 23:14-19a; Matthew 9:35-38 Farmville Presbyterian Church 10/13/24   I know I am a better person when I invest time in reading.  Hopefully, you all find occasions to engage in literature of one kind or another for fun.  Usually,...

Sermon – Being Known Genesis 45:1-7; Luke 24: 13-31 Farmville Presbyterian Church 10/6/24   It is absolutely no surprise to anyone that this is now officially the time for costumes of every sort and description.  Everybody from Walmart to Party City is...

[Sorry, no audio today] Sermon – Wisdom Is as Wisdom Does Psalm 1; James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a Farmville Presbyterian Church 9/22/24   Every week I hope to learn something, and my feeling is that I do, but this week I have a little bit more excitement because I feel...

Sermon – Say What You Really Think Proverbs 17:19-28; James 3:1-12 Farmville Presbyterian Church 9/15/24   We had a lovely time yesterday at Heart of Virginia yesterday.  I’m going to guess that we had one of our best turnouts at the church tent since we had one...

Sermon – An Honorable Mention Psalm 40; James 2:1-17 Farmville Presbyterian Church 9/8/24   When people start talking about honorable mentions, it is natural to think about competitions.  Honorable mentions are one of those strange awards in which you do not...

Sermon – Time to Get Real Proverbs 10:11-13, 18-21; James 1:17-27 Farmville Presbyterian Church 9/1/24 Once a word is loosed from our mouths, are we responsible for what it does?  Would we ever want to be accountable for what we say, for what we express?  You may have...

Sermon – Should I Stay or Should I Go? Genesis 12:1-4; John 6: 60-69 Farmville Presbyterian Church 8/25/24   Today, I need to share something amazing that happened to me yesterday.  I dropped off my youngest daughter at college for the first time.  She is...