Sermons

Sermon – Your Bible Does Not Read Like Mine Psalm 33; Isaiah 30:8-14 Farmville Presbyterian Church June 2, 2024 - Intricacies of reading the Bible as people of faith   One of my favorite things to talk about is the Bible.  It is so full of wealth, challenge,...

Sermon – Jesus Was a First Century Jew Matthew 1: 1-17; Luke 4:14-22 Farmville Presbyterian Church May 26, 2024 - The Jewishness of Jesus then and now   Do you have any idea where you are from?  I do not.  My birth certificate says I was born in Lakewood, OH, a...

[Sorry, no special music audio today - outdoor service with no choir] Sermon – The Church Is Not in the Bible Isaiah 42:1-10; Matthew 28:16-20 Farmville Presbyterian Church May 19, 2024 - Being a Called-Out People   [Finger game] Here is the church; here is the...

Sermon – Why I Am an Evangelical Isaiah 52:7-15; 1 Corinthians 1:17-2:2 Farmville Presbyterian Church May 12, 2024 - Being Good News People   So how is it going today?  Anything new?  Anything good going on? Nine times out of ten, when I go to visit someone in...

Sermon – Light in Love and Love in Light 5 Isaiah 44:1-8; 1 John 5 Farmville Presbyterian Church May 5, 2024 - Finding a witness for what’s true   This week we come to the end of this series on 1 John.  It is an interesting letter, and I hope that comes out in...

Sermon – Light in Love and Love in Light 4 Deuteronomy 6:1-6; 1 John 4 Farmville Presbyterian Church April 28, 2024 - Taking on love itself   We have had a tough but loving week this last week.  We have done our best to walk with the Sandford family in their...

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...