Him we proclaim (Colossians 1:28)
Sermons by Date
2026
June 2026
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The Sacrifice of Christ Is Supreme Over the Sacrifices of the Law
A sermon manuscript contrasting the temporary, repeated sacrifices of the old covenant with the once-for-all, perfecting sacrifice of Christ.
May 2026
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The Great News of the New Covenant
A sermon manuscript on Christ as mediator of a better covenant, built on better promises, that grants sinners access to God apart from their own obedience.
January 2026
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Why Did Jesus Have to Be Made Like Us?
A sermon manuscript on three reasons Christ took on flesh and blood — to defeat death and the devil, to become our merciful high priest, and to help us in temptation.
2025
October 2025
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An Appeal to Repentance
A sermon manuscript on Ezra's grief over Israel's intermarriage with pagan nations, and a call to examine where we quietly adopt the values of the world instead of living as a holy, set-apart people.
March 2025
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The Humility and Exaltation of Jesus
A sermon manuscript on the Christ hymn of Philippians 2 — Jesus emptied himself and humbled himself to death on a cross, and therefore God the Father has highly exalted him above every name.
2024
November 2024
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A Gift Propelled by Love
An Advent sermon manuscript on how God manifested his love by sending his only Son to give us life and to be the propitiation for our sins.
September 2024
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Financial Giving Yields Fruit That Increases to Your Credit
A sermon manuscript on Paul's thanks to the Philippians for their financial partnership in the gospel, and how giving is an act of worship and faith that God repays according to his riches in glory.
May 2024
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A Reckless Sinner Who Humbly Repents Is Celebrated Over the Proud Whose Confidence Is in Himself
A sermon manuscript on the parable of the prodigal son, contrasting the celebration over a reckless sinner who repents with the bitterness of a proud older brother who trusts in his own record.
April 2024
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Living a Prayerful, Wise, and Gracious Life
A sermon manuscript on Paul's three exhortations to the Colossians — to pray steadfastly, walk in wisdom toward outsiders, and let speech always be seasoned with grace.
January 2024
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Who Do You Say Jesus Is?
A sermon manuscript on the feeding of the five thousand and Peter's confession, presenting Jesus as the Provider who supplies our needs and the Christ of God who suffers and dies in our place.
2023
September 2023
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Jesus' Powerful Word to Heal the Sick and Raise the Dead
A sermon manuscript on the healing of the centurion's servant and the raising of the widow's son at Nain, calling us to humbly believe that Jesus has a powerful word to heal the sick and raise the dead.
July 2023
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Let Us Worship the Lord for He Is Worthy to Be Praised
A sermon manuscript on Psalm 96's call to sing to the Lord day after day, declaring his glory among the nations, because he alone made the heavens and he alone is worthy to be praised and feared.
May 2023
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The Way You Live and Treat Others Matters for Today and for Eternity
A sermon manuscript on bearing one another's burdens and not growing weary in doing good, since how we treat others has consequences now and for eternity.
January 2023
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Warnings Against a Fake Gospel
A sermon manuscript on Paul's warnings against distorted gospels — the human tendency to desert the true gospel, the seriousness of preaching a false one, and the wrong motives behind it.
2022
November 2022
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Everything for Life and Godliness, Session 10
A class session (co-taught with Pat Ennis) in the "Everything for Life and Godliness" series on God's divine power granting us everything we need for life and godliness.
October 2022
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Everything for Life and Godliness, Session 6
A class session in the "Everything for Life and Godliness" series on God's divine power granting us everything we need for life and godliness.
September 2022
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Everything for Life and Godliness, Session 2
A class session in the "Everything for Life and Godliness" series on God's divine power granting us everything we need for life and godliness.
August 2022
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Worship the Gracious God Who Saves Evil People
A sermon manuscript walking through the book of Jonah — the pagan mariners, Jonah's disobedience and rescue, Nineveh's repentance, and Jonah's anger — calling us to worship the gracious God who saves evil people, including us.
May 2022
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The Unbreakable Covenant
A sermon manuscript on the new covenant God promises through Jeremiah — final, unbreakable, and secured by Christ rather than by human obedience.
March 2022
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Let Love Motivate Your Desire for Spiritual Gifts
A sermon manuscript on Paul's call to let love, not selfish ambition, motivate the pursuit and use of spiritual gifts.
2021
November 2021
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The Gift of Singleness: An Undivided Devotion to the Lord
A sermon manuscript on Paul's teaching that while marriage is good, singleness is a gift that allows undivided devotion to the Lord.
July 2021
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Money and Wealth: Wisdom from the Book of Proverbs
A topical sermon manuscript walking through what the book of Proverbs teaches about honoring God with wealth, generosity, diligence, and the dangers of trusting riches.
April 2021
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Why Am I Suffering? Making Sense of Life's Hardships
A sermon manuscript surveying the book of Job — how God allowed Job's suffering, the failure of his friends' explanations, and how God ultimately reveals himself to Job so that suffering becomes the means of seeing God's majesty.
2020
December 2020
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Hope in the Lord
A sermon message on the Psalmist wrestling with the sovereignty of God, crying out to the Lord in his distress, and finding a hope that is real and available to us today.
February 2020
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Redeeming Marriage
A sermon message on how, in Malachi's day, the Israelites were marrying women who led them to worship false gods and were being unfaithful to their wives — and how this passage calls us today to honor God when pursuing marriage and to honor God by being faithful in marriage.
2019
December 2019
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The Miracle of the Incarnation
A sermon message on how God promised in the garden of Eden to send a Savior to reverse the curse of sin, a promise gloriously fulfilled with the coming of Jesus Christ.
August 2019
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Pleading for the Salvation of All People
A sermon manuscript on Paul's call to pray for all people, including kings and rulers, because God our Savior desires all people to be saved through the one mediator, Christ Jesus.
July 2019
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What Jesus Prayed for You and Me
A sermon message on Jesus' prayer in his last hours on earth for all people who would eventually believe in him — what he prayed and what he desired for his church.
April 2019
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Bearing Fruit Rooted in the Love of Jesus
A sermon manuscript on Jesus as the true vine — we bear fruit only by abiding in him, and the love of Jesus for us is both the fruit we bear and the root that makes it possible.
2018
December 2018
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Salvation Has Come
A sermon message on how we used to live in darkness and walk in the path of misery and hopelessness, but Jesus came to lead us into a path of peace and salvation.
June 2018
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I AM! Do Not Fear
A sermon message on how Jesus Christ is the only one who can take your deepest fears away, and the call to run to him, trust him, and hold on to him with all your heart, soul, and strength.
May 2018
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Destroy This Temple And In Three Days I Will Raise It Up
A sermon message on Jesus' zeal for his Father's house driving him to clear the temple, and how his body would be destroyed and raised in three days, providing a new way for God to dwell with all who believe in him.
2017
August 2017
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The Crucified King
A sermon message on how Jesus, the highest king, suffered our condemnation so that we can enter the presence of God.
2016
July 2016
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Comfort and Joy in God's Salvation
A sermon message on finding comfort and hope amid the storms and suffering of this present time by looking forward to the glorious day of Christ's return.
April 2016
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Happiness
A sermon message calling us to praise the Lord for his immeasurable, steadfast love toward his people.
2015
December 2015
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Jesus' Teaching On How To Pray
A sermon message on Jesus teaching his disciples and us how to pray eagerly — seeking the glory of God and humbly appealing to his sovereign care.
November 2015
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Loving One Another
A sermon message on what it looks like to love one another well within marriage, for the glory of God.