Sermons

Isaiah 52:7-10; 1 John 4:7-21 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WiLRg2pcOI

"But there is a big difference between being a fisherman and a shepherd. Fisherman do not have to keep the fish alive. They do not have to like the fish, care for their welfare, or make them get along with each other.... But tending sheep requires time, commitment, and relationship building." John 21: 15-17; Acts. 6:1-6 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJBAb8-HleI

"Since their job was to glorify Christ, never themselves, the role of apostleship demanded humility and self-denial for Christ, rather than self-glorification." Romans 1:1-7; 1 Corinthians 4:8-13 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEAX8wHJVto

"When our minds are filled with the prophetic imagination, we become dreamers and inventors and problem solvers." Ezekiel 2:1-7; 3:1-3; Revelation 10:1-11 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmfEVlniX1E

"His story reminds us that without teachers to explain and remind us about God’s word and way, we can both break our promises and lose the values and knowledge God gave us so we could have abundant life." 2 Kings 22:1-13; 23:1-3; Ephesians 4:7-16 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jia-jUe6G3M

"Peter was a foundation stone, but as we will soon see, the Church itself was built out of many stones like him, not just one." Based upon Isaiah 51:1-3; Matthew 16:13-20 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIe4WfonyLM

Judah’s poignant speech about his father’s pain and his promise is really what changes Joseph’s heart because it reveals how much Judah has changed. Now he will not let his father lose his beloved son, and now Judah is willing to do what he did to Joseph, to become enslaved, in order to save Benjamin. Based upon Gen. 44:18-22, 30-34; 45:1-15; Matt. 15:10-20 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chMb1hC-iv0

But ultimately malignant envy is based upon a lie. It says, “If the one I envy loses that thing, then I will get it, and if I get it, I will be a success and happy.” The brothers did not gain Jacob’s love after selling Joseph into slavery and convincing their father he had been killed. They lost their father’s attention and affection even more because Jacob became consumed with grief. Based upon Gen. 37:3-8; 12-34; James 3:13-18 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prz90Mjt

All we have to do is recognize that we too have saddlebags full of things which we value and give our loyalty to like gods. Genesis 31:17-35; Isaiah 55:1-9 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fbgOXnzm74

Jesus consistently challenged both the power structures of his day and people’s assumptions about power. He saw those at the bottom of the ladder as equally valuable as those at the top. Based on: Philippians 2:1-4; Genesis 29:16-30; 30:1-8 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKTcoZaQ0Fs