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It occurs to me that some might consider it an odd (and perhaps presumptuous) thing to devote an entire page to cataloguing one’s own sermons. Let me simply say that I, too, have reservations about this endeavour. Sermons are highly contextual things—they are always crafted for a particular people in a particular place at a particular time. And sermons are spoken—they are delivered—not written to be read like a book or an article.

Nonetheless, having dispensed with the obligatory qualifications and caveats, these sermons do reflect a part of my own journey and my attempts to wrestle with Scripture on behalf of the churches I have been a part of. Perhaps something of value for other people, at other times, and other places can be discovered in them as well.

2024

To Lay Down  One’s Life (John 15:9-17)

The School of Love (1 John 4:7-21)

One Flock, One Shepherd (John 10:11-18)

Jesus’ Easter Tutorial (Luke 24:36-49)

The Shroud (John 20:1-18; Isaiah 25:6-9)

Look, Your King is Coming! (John 12:12-19; Philippians 2:5-11)

By Grace You Have Been Saved (Ephesians 2:1-10)

Cross My Heart (1 Corinthians 1:18-25)

The Time is Fulfilled (Mark 1:9-15)

Why Christianity? Pt. 3: The Beautiful (Luke 15:11-32)

Why Christianity? Pt. 2: The True (John 18:28-40)

Why Christianity? Pt. 1: The Good (Luke 6:27-38, 43-49)

New Year, New Creation (2 Corinthians 5:14-21)

2023

To a World Like Ours (Luke 1:26-38)

Israel’s Strength and Consolation (Isaiah 61:1-4; 8-11)

The Patience of Our Lord (2 Peter 3:8-15a)

O That You Would Rend the Heavens (Isaiah 64:1-9)

Let Your Light Shine (Matthew 5:13-16)

A Map and a Hammer (Matthew 5:1-12; 1 John 3:1-3)

Our Dwelling Place (Psalm 90:1-6; 13-17; Matthew 22:34-46)

Remember Mercy (Habakkuk 1:1-3; 3:1-2, 17-19)

Remember the Lord Your God (Deuteronomy 8:7-18)

The King and His Kingdom (Matthew 21:23-32)

Return to the Lord (Isaiah 55:6-13)

The God of Angel Armies (2 Kings 6:8-23)

The Shadow (1 Samuel 25:1-35)

Broad Places (Genesis 26:12–33)

My Brother’s Keeper, Pt. 2 (Genesis 32:3-12; Genesis 33:1-17)

My Brother’s Keeper, Pt. 1 (Genesis 25:19–28; 27:30–45)

Remain in Me (John 15:1-17)

The God Who Sees (Genesis 21:8-21)

Is Anything Too Wonderful? (Genesis 18:1-15; 21:1-7)

Guess They’ll Let Anyone in Here (Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26)

Last Words (Matthew 28:16-20; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13)

The Spirit Chooses (1 Corinthians 12:3b-13)

Under Pressure (1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11)

Let the Earth Rejoice (Psalm 96)

Origin Stories (Genesis 1:1-2:4)

The Better Part (Luke 10:38-42)

God of the Gap (Matthew 28:1-10; Acts 10:34-43)

When I Was Sinking Down (Matthew 21:1-11; Philippians 2:5-11)

Some Certain Sign (John 11:1-45)

Born from Above (John 3:1-17)

Appetite for Destruction (Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7; Matthew 4:1-11)

Attention Deficit (1 Corinthians 11:17-34)

Hope is a Warrior (2 Corinthians 4:7-18)

Location, Location, Location (Ecclesiastes 9:7-12)

Out of This World (John 15:18-27)

Kindness is the Force (Ephesians 4:1-6; 25-32)

The Visit (Titus 3:4-7)

2022

The Pleasing Strangeness of Advent (Matthew 1:18-25)

The Plans of God Are the Only Real Thing Happening Anyway (Isaiah 35:1-10; Matthew 11:2-11)

Extending the Welcome (Matthew 3:1-12; Romans 15:4-13)

Salvation is Near (Romans 13:11-14)

Plans for Peace (Jeremiah 29:7-11)

Jesus and His Friends (Ephesians 1:11-23)

Hiding Place (Psalm 32:1-7; Luke 19:1-10)

Mercy Topples Might (Luke 18:9-14)

The Days are Surely Coming (Jeremiah 31:27-34; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5)

Bread of Life (John 6:1-15)

Eternal Life (1 Timothy 6:6-19)

A Balm in Gilead (Jeremiah 8:18-9:1; John 3:13-17)

God is Where the Lost Things Are (1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10)

Where Can I Flee? (Psalm 139:1-21; Philemon 1-21)

Cracked Cisterns (Jeremiah 2:4-13; Luke 14:1, 7-14)

God’s Delightful Decision (Isaiah 1:10-20; Luke 12:32-40)

Seek and You Will Find (Colossians 2:6-15; Luke 11:1-13)

An Invitation to the Thirsty (Isaiah 55:1-9)

Your Love Has Won Us Over (Psalm 117; 1 John 1:1-4)

The Truth Shall Make You Odd (Joel 2:28-29; Luke 4:18-19; 1 Corinthians 2:1-5)

Slow Hearts, Burning Hearts (Luke 24:13-35)

A New Newness (John 21:15-25)

Breakfast with Jesus (John 21:1-14)

That You May Come to Believe (John 20:19-31)

Man in the Middle (John 20:1-18)

The Mind of Christ (Luke 19:28-40; Philippians 2:5-11)

The Gardener (Luke 13:1-9)

Bread Alone (Luke 4:1-13; Romans 10:8b-13 )

We Will All Be Changed (1 Corinthians 15:12-16; 50-57)

A Practice of Hope (Psalm 8; 19:1-4)

God Told Me? (John 15:1-11)

I Have Called You Friends (Romans 8:28-30; John 15:12-17)

The Songs of Sinners (Psalm 51)

Why Covid? (Romans 8:18-28)

All Things in Him (Ephesians 1:3-14)

2021

The Slave is Our Brother (Micah 5:2-5a; Luke 1:39-55)

God’s Song (Zephaniah 3:14-20)

The Pain of Getting Well (Malachi 3:1-4)

The Paths of the Lord (Psalm 25:1-10)

Defending Hope (Isaiah 61:1-3)

Have Mercy (Luke 10:25-37)

The Year of the Lord’s Favour (Luke 4:14-21)

A Ransom for Many (Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark 10:35-45)

Like Those Who Dream (Psalm 126; Matthew 6:25-33)

Do Not Be Afraid (Matthew 14:22-33)

The Faith of Prayer (James 5:13-20; Luke 18:9-14)

Wisdom From Above (James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a)

How to Save Your Life (Mark 8:27-38)

The Work of Salvation (Philippians 2:12-18)

Join the Joy Ride (Philippians 1:1-26)

God’s Downstairs Neighbour (Psalm 130; Mark 5:21-43)

Through the Storm (Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32; Mark 4:35-41)

Clean Your Windows (Mark 4:26-34; 2 Corinthians 5:14-17)

Felix Culpa (Genesis 3:8-15; 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1)

Two Kinds of Burnout (Isaiah 6:1-8)

What We Do Not See (Acts 2:1-21; Romans 8:22-27)

The Encountering God (Romans 15:1-6)

Friends of Jesus (John 15:9-17)

Love One Another (1 John 3:16-24)

In the Light (1 John 1:1-2:2)

This is Our God (Isaiah 25:6-9; John 20:1-18)

A Beautiful Thing (Mark 14:1-9; Philippians 2:5-11)

Love’s Body (1 Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22)

Out of the Water (Genesis 9:8-17; Mark 1:9-15)

Listen to Him (Mark 9:2-9)

Children of God (Psalm 113; Galatians 3:23-29)

Creation Calls (Genesis 1:1-31; Romans 14:1-4)

The Faithful Servant (Matthew 25:14-30)

(How) Should I Speak About My Faith (1 Peter 3:8-17)

2020

The Fullness of Time (Genesis 1:1-4; John 1:1-14; Galatians 4:4-7)

The Road Home (2 Samuel 7:1-11; 16; Luke 1:26-38)

A Song of Joy (Isaiah 61:1-4; 8-11; Luke 1:46b-55)

The Poetry of Advent (Isaiah 40:1-11; Mark 1:1-8)

He Will Strengthen You to the End (Mark 13:24-37; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9)

Above All (Ephesians 1:15-23)

To Be Seen (Matthew 23:1-12)

What is a Human Being For? (Psalm 1; Matthew 22:34-46)

The Peace of God (Philippians 4:1-9)

The Fruits of the Kingdom (Isaiah 5:1-7; Matthew 21:33-46)

I Want to See (Mark 10:46-52; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24)

God Isn’t Fair (Thank God) (Jonah 3:10-4:11; Philippians 1:21-30)

The First Christian Value (Genesis 50:15-21; Matthew 18:21-35)

Holy Ground (Exodus 3:1-15)

Doxology (Matthew 14:22-33)

Kings and Kingdoms (1 Kings 3:5-12; Matthew 13:31-33; 44-52)

The Gate of Heaven (Genesis 28:10-19a)

Like Children (Matthew 11:16-19; 25-30)

I Will Come to You (John 14:15-21)

The Future is Friendly (Romans 8:18-28; 37-39)

Wind, Fire, and Forgiveness (John 20:19-23; Acts 2:1-21)

A Defining Moment (Lamentations 3:1-26)

You Know the Way (John 14:1-14)

Future Oriented (1 Peter 2:19-25)

The Time of Your Exile (1 Peter 1:17-23)

A Living Hope (1 Peter 1:3-9)

Raised with Christ (Mark 16:1-8; Colossians 3:1-4)

Dragged to Salvation (John 12:12-36)

If You Had Been Here… (Ezekiel 37:1-14; John 11:1-45)

Where in the World is God? (John 4:5-42)

Long Distance Faith (Genesis 12:1-4a; John 3:1-17)

Crooked Lines (Joshua 2:1-21; 6:22-25)

The Arrows of the Almighty (Job 6:1-13; 42:1-6)

Thou Shalt Throw a Party (Deuteronomy 14:22-29)

Muddy Glasses (Exodus 16:1-8; Colossians 3:15-17)

Is it Un-Christian to Doubt One’s Faith? (James 1:2-8; Matthew 28:16-20)

In Christ (Ephesians 1:3-14)

2019

The Presence of God (Isaiah 63:7-9; Matthew 2:13-23)

Emmanuel, God is With Us (Matthew 1:18-25; Romans 1:1-7)

Be Strong, Do Not Fear! (Isaiah 35:1-10; Matthew 11:2-6; James 5:7-10)

What Time Is It? (Matthew 24:36-44; Romans 13:11-14)

The Reconciling King (Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43)

Human Doings vs. Human Beings (2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Mark 12:41-44)

He Shall Feed Them (Ezekiel 34:17-31)

Carried Together (Mark 2:1-12)

Say Thank You! (Luke 17:11-19)

The Good News of Bad Management (Luke 16:1-13)

Redemption Stories (Luke 15:1-10; 1 Timothy 1:12-17)

Choose Life (Deuteronomy 30:15-20)

Seven Sins, Seven Virtues: Wrath & Love (Luke 9:51-56; 1 John 3:11-24)

Seven Sins, Seven Virtues: Sloth & Joy (Ecclesiastes 1:1-11; 2 Peter 1:3-7)

Seven Sins, Seven Virtues: Gluttony & Temperance (Ecclesiastes 6:1-9; Luke 16:19-25)

Seven Sins, Seven Virtues: Lust & Chastity (2 Samuel 11:1-27; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20)

Seven Sins, Seven Virtues: Greed & Generosity (1 Kings 21:1-16; Matthew 6:19-24)

Seven Sins, Seven Virtues: Envy & Contentment (Psalm 73:1-14; 21-28)

Wisdom Raises Her Voice (Proverbs 8:1-4; 22-31)

A Name for Ourselves (Genesis 11:1-9; Acts 2:1-21)

Jesus and the Invalids (John 5:1-18)

The Litmus Test (John 13:31-35)

Resurruptions (1 Samuel 1:1-20)

Peace Be with You (John 20:19-31)

Let Us Walk Through the Door (Luke 24:1-12; Acts 10:34-43)

Save, Now! (Psalm 31:9-16; Luke 19:28-40)

I Am About to Do a New Thing (Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:4b-14)

Journey of a Soul (Psalm 63:1-8)

Friends of the Cross (Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35)

A Wandering Aramean Was My Ancestor (Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Luke 4:1-13)

Thy Kingdom Come (Luke 11:1-13)

The Kingdom of God is Like… (Matthew 13:24-35)

Dragon Tales (Revelation 13:1-10)

An Exercise in Trust (Luke 22:39-46; 2 Timothy 3:14-17)

Faith in Action (James 2:14-26)

For Everything a Season (Ecclesiastes 3:1-13)

2018

Finding Jesus (Luke 2:41-52; Colossians 3:12-17)

See, I Have Come to Do Your Will (Luke 1:39-55; Hebrews 10:5-10)

Joy and Fire (Isaiah 12:2-6; Luke 3:7-18)

Righteousness Without Fear (Luke 1:68-79; 3:1-6)

Telling Time (Jeremiah 33:14-16; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13)

The Alpha and the Omega (John 18:33-37; Revelation 1:4b-8)

Come, You Who Are Blessed (Deuteronomy 10:12-22; Matthew 25:31-46)

Keep These Words (Deuteronomy 6:1-9; Mark 12:28-34)

A Long Relationship (Mark 10:35-45)

When the Truth is Hard to Hear (Amos 5:6-7; 10-15; Mark 10:17-31)

Thanks for Nothing? (Job 1:1; 2:1-10)

For the Good of All (Galatians 6:1-10)

Minds Are for Renewing (Romans 12:1-8)

God’s Slaves (1 Peter 2:11-17) First Fruits (James 1:17-27)

The Older Brother (Luke 15:11-32)

Lead Us Not Into Temptation (Matthew 6:9-13; James 1:12-18)

Please Forgive (Genesis 50:15-21)

I’ll Fly Away? (John 5:19-30)

Receiving Christ (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)

Going After Jesus (John 12:9-19)

You Are What You Love (John 3:14-21)

Ten Words (Exodus 20:1-17)

Hoping Against Hope (Genesis 17:1-7; Romans 4:130-25)

United With Christ (Romans 6:1-11)

Grace’s Reign (Romans 5:12-21; John 15:5-7)

What is Salvation? (Romans 1:8-17)

Is God Real? (Hebrews 11:1-6)

2017

My Eyes Have Seen Your Salvation (Luke 2:22-40)

The Mighty One Has Done Great Things (Isaiah 61:1-4; Luke 1:46-55)

Waiting Room (Isaiah 40:1-11; 2 Peter 3:8-15a)

Wake Up Call (Mark 13:24-37)

The Hope to Which We Have Been Called (Ephesians 1:15-23)

Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace (Amos 5:18-24)

Blessed Are the Jesus People (Matthew 5:1-12)

Sing to the Lord (Psalm 96)

Give Thanks in All Circumstances (1 Thessalonians 5:16-24)

A Big “If” (Philippians 2:1-13)

Seventy Times Seven (Matthew 18:21-35)

The Law of the Lord (Psalm 119:33-40; Romans 13:8-10)

How to Love Like Jesus (Matthew 5:43-48)

Not So With You (Matthew 20:20-28)

Ask, Seek, Knock (Matthew 7:7-12)

The Gift of One Another (Ruth 1:6-19b; John 19:25-27)

Walk in a Good Way (Micah 4:1-4; Luke 10:25-37)

Love Goes to Hard Places (Genesis 21:8-21; Matthew 5:8-38)

Give to Caesar (Luke 20:20-26)

Just in Time (Romans 5:1-8)

God’s New Math (2 Corinthians 13:11-14)

What Does the Spirit Say? (John 7:37-39; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13)

Taste Test (1 Peter 2:2-6; John 14:1-9)

The Guardian (1 Peter 2:19-25)

You Have Been Born Again (1 Peter 1:13-23)

I Will Bring You Back (Ezekiel 37:1-14; John 11:1-45)

Blinded By the Light (John 9:1-41; Ephesians 5:8-14)

In the Dark (John 3:1-21)

The Free Gift (Matthew 4:1-11; Romans 5:12-19)

A Lamp Shining in a Dark Place (Matthew 17:1-9; 2 Peter 1:16-21)

The Sure Foundation (1 Corinthians 3:10-11; 16-23)

Divine Folly (1 Corinthians 1:18-31)

I Belong to Christ (1 Corinthians 1:10-18)

The Grace of God (1 Corinthians 1:1-9)

The Servant (Isaiah 42:1-9)

2016

God With Us With God (Matthew 1:18-25)

Eyes and Ears (Isaiah 11:1-10; Matthew 3:1-12)

An Unexpected Hour (Matthew 24:36-44)

King Jesus (Luke 23:33-43; Colossians 1:11-20)

The Sun of Righteousness (Isaiah 65:17-25; Malachi 4:1-2a)

Room Must Be Given For Hope (Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4; Luke 19:1-10)

An Ordinary Sunday (Luke 18:9-14)

Itchy Ears and Ink-Stained Hearts (Jeremiah 31:31-34; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5)

Fan the Flame (2 Timothy 1:1-14)

Take Hold of Life (1 Timothy 6:6-19)

Why We Pray (1 Timothy 2:1-7)

A Tale of Two Cities (Revelation 21:1-6)

An Invitation to Rest (Exodus 10:8-11; Deuteronomy 5:13-15)

A Better Country (Hebrews 11:1-3; 8-16)

Call and Answer (Hosea 11:1-11)

Held Together (Colossians 1:15-24; Luke 10:38-42)

New Creation is Everything (Galatians 6:7-16)

What is Freedom For? (Galatians 5:1, 13-25)

Who Gets to Speak for God? (Galatians 1:11-24)

Default Settings (Galatians 1:1-12)

Unchained Melody (Acts 16:16-34)

Open Wide (Acts 16:9-15)

What God Has Made Clean (Acts 11:1-18)

Raising the Dead (Acts 9:36-43)

The Way to Damascus (Acts 9:1-20)

We Are Witnesses to These Things (Acts 5:27-42)

Ridiculous Victory (John 20:1-18; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26)

The Redefining King (Luke 19:28-42)

The Fruit of Repentance (Luke 13:1-9; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13)

Bread Alone (Luke 4:1-13)

Up and Down the Mountain (Luke 9:28-43a)

The Most Excellent Way (1 Corinthians 13:1-13)

Reader Response (Nehemiah 8:1-4, 5-6, 8-10; Luke 4:14-21)

The Fountain of Life (Psalm 36:5-10; John 2:1-11)

Called By Name (Isaiah 43:1-7; Acts 8:14-17)

Lift Up Your Eyes (Isaiah 60:1-6; Matthew 2:1-12)

2015

Child, Why Have You Treated Us Like This? (Luke 2:41-52; Colossians 3:12-17)

I Will Bring You Home (Zephaniah 3:14-20; Philippians 4:4-7)

The Tender Mercy of Our God (Luke 1:68-79; Philippians 1:3-11)

Promise Keeper (Jeremiah 33:14-16; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13)

Faith, Hope, Love (Hebrews 10:11-25)

Crossing Over (Psalm 46; Romans 12:9-21)

What Do You Want Me to Do For You? (Jeremiah 31:7-9; Mark 10:46-52)

Open Hands (Mark 10:17-31; Hebrews 4:12-16)

One Father, One Family (Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12)

A Word for the Weary (Isaiah 50:4-9a)

A Better Home (Hebrews 11:1-16; 12:1-2)

The Sound of Silence (Mark 14:60-62; James 3:17-18; Psalm 46:1-3; 10-11)

What Does Jesus Do With Stones? (John 8:2-11)

Where Does Jesus Lay His Head? (Luke 9:57-62; 12:13-21)

Every Tribe and Tongue (Matthew 28:16-20; Revelation 7:9-12)

Fire From Heaven (Luke 9:51-56)

A Non-Anxious Saviour (Luke 2:41-50)

The Master’s Touch (Luke 5:12-16)

How Far Does Love Reach? (Jeremiah 29:1-7; Luke 10:25-37)

For God So Loved (John 3:1-17)

The Breath of God (Acts 2:1-21; John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15; Ezekiel 37:1-4; Romans 8:22-27)

How to Be Born (1 John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17)

We Will Be Like Him (1 John 3:1-7)

What Do You See? (John 20:19-31; 1 John 1:1-4)

What Are We Waiting For? (Isaiah 25:6-9; John 20:1-18)

The Stone the Builders Rejected (Psalm 118:1-2; 19-29; Mark 11:1-11)

Come to the Light (John 3:14-21; Ephesians 2:1-10)

Show Us A Sign (John 2:13-22; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25)

One of These Things is Not Like the Other (Mark 8:31-38)

Light Out of Darkness (Mark 9:2-9; 2 Corinthians 4:3-6)

All Puffed Up and Nowhere to Go (1 Corinthians 8:1-13)

My Rock and My Salvation (Psalm 62:5-12; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31)

Perfect Love (1 John 4:7-21)

What Did the Wise Men See? (John 1:1-18)

2014

Christmas is an Adoption Story (Galatians 4:4-7)

Home, At Last (2 Samuel 7:1-11; 16; Luke 1:26-38)

Restore Us, O God (Isaiah 64:1-9)

The Shepherd King (Ezekiel 34:11-16; 20-24; Matthew 25:31-46)

Investors Guide (Matthew 25:14-30)

You Have One Teacher (And He is a Servant) (Matthew 23:1-12)

The Greatest Love (Matthew 22:34-46)

I See You (Matthew 22:15-22)

The Banquet is Ready (Matthew 22:1-14)

There Was a Landowner Who Had a Vineyard… (Isaiah 5:1-7; Matthew 21:33-46)

Grumbling or Grateful? (Jonah 3:10-4:11; Matthew 20:1-16)

The Debt of Love (Matthew 18:15-20; Romans 13:8-14)

Hold Fast to What is Good (Romans 12:9-21)

Who Do You Say That I Am? (Matthew 16:31-20)

The Lord is Able to Make You Stand (Romans 14:1-12; 15:1-7)

The Love of Christ Urges Us On (1 Corinthians 5:14-20)

The Root of the Matter (Colossians 2:6-19)

Come Together (Acts 11:19-30; Galatians 2:11-14)

When Floods Rise (Luke 6:46-49)

One (John 17:1-11; 20-23)

The Way, the Truth, The Life (John 14:1-14)

The Gate and the Shepherd (John 10:1-10)

The Day the Earth Shook (Matthew 28:1-10; Colossians 3:1-4)

Who Is This King? (Matthew 21:1-11; Philippians 2:5-11)

Can These Bones Live? (Ezekiel 37:1-14; John 11:1-45)

He Opened My Eyes (John 9:1-41)

Listening in the Land of Competing Voices (Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7; Matthew 4:1-11)

Do Not Be Afraid (Matthew 17:1-9)

Where Does My Help Come From? (Psalm 121; Matthew 5:38-48)

The Lord is Your Life (Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 119:1-8)

Open Hands (Psalm 112:1-9; 1 Corinthians 2:1-12)

What Does God Want From Me? (Psalm 15; Micah 6:1-8)

I Waited Patiently for the Lord (Psalm 40:1-11)

Who Is On the Throne? (Psalm 29)

The Mystery of Newness (Ephesians 3:1-12)

2013

Carried Away (Isaiah 63:7-9; Matthew 2:13-23)

This and That (Isaiah 7:10-17; Matthew 1:18-25)

Do You See What I See? (Isaiah 35:1-10; Matthew 11:2-11)

A Shoot and a Stump (Isaiah 11:10; Matthew 3:1-10)

Wide Awake (Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14)

The Time is Near! (Luke 21:5-19)

Ambassadors of Reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:16-21)

Finding Faith (Luke 18:1-8)

Returning Thanks (Luke 17:11-19)

But Now… (Ephesians 2:11-22)

The Great Reversal (Luke 16:19-31)

The Changing of Minds (Exodus 32:7-14; Luke 15:1-10)

Building Costs (Luke 14:25-35)

What Are the Stones Saying? (Joshua 24:14-28)

Faith at the Margins (Leviticus 23:22; Ruth 2)

We Are Like… (Psalm 1; 42:1-5)

God is Like… (Deuteronomy 31:30-32:12)

The Inescapable God (Psalm 139:1-18)

God’s Promise to Creation (Genesis 8; 9:8-17)

A River Flows Out of Eden (Genesis 2:4-19)

Back to Life (1 Kings 7:17-24; Luke 7:11-17)

Surprising God (1 Kings 8:21-22; 41-43; Luke 7:1-10)

A Spirit of Adoption (Romans 8:12-17)

God’s Kind of Love (John 17:20-26)

Do You Want to Be Made Well? (John 5:1-9 )

The Lamb Will Be Their Shepherd (John 10:22-30; Revelation 7:9-17)

Faith is a Glorious Thing (John 20:19-31)

Hope—For This Life and the Next (Luke 24:1-12; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26)

God is a Giver (Isaiah 52:18-53:12; Luke 23:13-24:11)

Great Expectations (Luke 19:28-40; Philippians 2:5-11)

Come, Listen, Live (Isaiah 55:1-9; Luke 13:1-9)

God Will Show Us Salvation (Luke 4:1-13)

The Greatest Thing (Psalm 71:1-6; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13)

God Has Bound Us to Each Other (1 Corinthians 12:12-31a)

Stuck in the Middle (Psalm 29; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22)

Arise!  Shine! (Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:1-12)

2012

Clothe Yourselves With Love (Colossians 3:12-17)

Waiting for God Knows What (Micah 5:2-5a; Luke 1:46-55)

To Those Who Sit in Darkness—Light! (Malachi 3:1-5; Luke 1:68-79)

Redemption Draws Near (Jeremiah 33:14-16; Luke 21:25-36)

And No One Shall Make Them Afraid (Micah 4:1-5; 6:6-8)

The Promise of Praise (Psalm 146)

God is in Control… But How? (Job 38:1-7 [34-41]; Mark 10:35-45)

Give Thanks Always (Job 1:1; 2:1-10; Hebrews 2:5-12)

Formulas, Freedom, and Faith (Psalm 124; James 5:13-20)

Last Things First (Mark 9:30-37; James 3:13-4:3)

Wisdom’s Cries and Folly’s Lies (Proverbs 1:20-33; James 3:1-12)

Do This in Remembrance of Me (Luke 22:14-23)

Seek Peace Within (John 14:25-27; 16:25-33)

Seek Peace for the Whole World (Isaiah 2:1-5)

Seek Peace as a Lifestyle (Romans 12:9-21)

Seek Peace Through Love (Mark 12:28-34)

A Tale of Two Davids (2 Samuel 5:1-5; 9-10)

The Lord is My Portion (Lamentations 3:21-26)

Seek Peace with Your Neighbours (Genesis 26:12-33)

The Lord Watches Over the Way of the Righteous (Psalm 1)

Who Is It That Conquers the World? (1 John 5:1-5; John 15:9-17)

Big Faith for a Big World (Psalm 23)

Love in Action (Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24)

Why Are You Weeping? (John 20:1-18)

The End is Where We Start From (Jeremiah 31:31-34)

Look Up! (Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:14-21)

A Fool’s Hope (1 Corinthians 1:18-25)

Lead Me in Your Truth (Psalm 25:1-10)

Seeing Jesus (Mark 9:2-9; 2 Corinthians 4:3-6)

The Gospel is… Creation (Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 29)

The Gospel is… Jesus (Mark 1:14-20)

The Gospel is… The People of God (1 Samuel 3:1-10)

The Gospel is… New Life (1 Peter 2:1-10)

2011

Accept/Install Faith (Luke 8:4-15)

All Things For Good (Romans 8:26-28)

Behold, Your King! (2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Romans 16:25-27)

Changing the Landscape (Isaiah 40:1-11; Mark 1:1-8)

Children of Light (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11)

The Gift of Forgiveness (Psalm 32)

The Gift of Waiting (1 Corinthians 1:3-9)

How Many Times? (Matthew 18:21-32)

I Want to Know Christ (Philippians 3:4b-14)

The Love That Guides (John 14:15-21)

Longing for Bread (John 6:35-51)

Lost and Found II (Luke 15:1-10)

Lost and Found (Luke 15:1-10)

My Lord and My God (John 20:24-31)

The Nature of Greatness (Micah 3:5-12; Matthew 23:1-12)

The Practice of Peace (Matthew 5:38-48)

Rejoice Always (Luke 1:46b-55; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24)

A River in Our Future (Ezekiel 47:1-12)

Salvation Springs Up (Isaiah 45:1-8)

The Scandal of Generosity (Luke 15:11-32)

Two Ways of Waiting (Exodus 32:1-14)

We Do Not Live to Ourselves (Romans 14:1-14)

2010

Everything Will Be All Right (Romans 8:18-25)

Freedom Wins (Luke 13:10-17)

God Doesn’t Quit (1 Timothy 2:1-6)

I Love to Tell the Story (John 3:16-17)

Jesus Has Come… So What?

Living into the Light (1 Peter 2:9-10)

The Lord Surrounds His People (Psalm 125)

Message in a Bottle (Revelation 21:1-6; 22:1-5)

The Perfect Pioneer (Hebrews 11:1-12:3)

Remember (Psalm 105-106)

A Strange and Beautiful “Yes” (2 Corinthians 1:12-2:4)

Treasures in Unexpected Places (2 Corinthians 4:1-12)

What are People For? (Exodus 20:8-11; Deuteronomy 5:12-15)

Why Are You Weeping? (John 20:1-18)

2009

And a Voice Came From Heaven (Mark 1:4-11)

A City on a Hill (Matthew 5:13-16)

The Final Apologetic (James 2:1-13)

gods that Fail (Isaiah 44:9-20)

Jesus Has Come… Now What? (Colossians 3:12-17)

Living and Loving After Easter (1 John 3:11-24)

A Pattern of Mercy (Isaiah 65:17-25)

Playing Peace (Ephesians. 2:11-22)

A Tale of Two Cities (Revelation 21:1-6)

Unless the Lord Builds the House… (Psalm 127:1-2)

When God Comes (Luke 21:20-36)

Who Are You to Judge? (Matthew 7:1-5)

Who Do You Say That I Am? (Mark 8:27-38)

You Are All One (Galatians 3:26-29)

2008

Blessed Are the Peacemakers (Matthew 5:9)

Blessed are the Pure in Heart (Matthew 5:8)

But God Remembered Noah (Genesis 8:1-9:1)

Did God Really Say? (Genesis 3:1-7)

A Hope Beyond Exile (Isaiah 2:1-5)

It Was Not You Who Sent Me Here, But God (Genesis 45:5-8)

Journeying with Jesus to the Dark Places (Matthew 26:1-5; 47-56)

That We Might Receive Adoption (Galatians 4:4-7)

Why Worry? (Luke 12:22-34)

Why Wouldn’t I Forgive You? (Matthew 18:21-22)

2006

Things are Not as They Seem (Esther 5:1-14)

 
5 Comments Post a comment
  1. jschmidty #

    A good resource Ryan – for days when some of us find the social aspects of this funny thing called ‘Sunday church’ difficult – yet still long for a message.

    September 26, 2011
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    • Ryan #

      Ah yes, the social aspects of Sunday church… Rumour has it that even pastors (!) can find this difficult at times… :).

      September 26, 2011
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  2. rwwilson147 #

    Wow, ten years of preaching it. Keep it up in Christ. Thanks for sharing your work in the word.

    July 22, 2016
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