“The Passion According to the Prophets”   Sermon 1: “The Suffering Servant” (Isaiah 53) Jump to “The Suffering Servant” Sermon Focus: Isaiah foretells Jesus’ suffering 700 years before it happened. Isaiah’s prophecy about the suffering servant shows how His pain brings healing for us. Sermon 2: “The Rejected Prophet” (Amos...

Text: Philippians 2:5-11, Psalm 118, Dt 32 and John 12:12-19 Theme: “Psalm Sunday” ___________________________ Intr – The theme for my sermon for Palm Sunday is “Psalm Sunday”. I’m using “psalm” here as synonym for hymns, songs, music. The reason for my choice is that we see hymns all over our...

Text: Luke 20:9-20 Theme: “The Message and the Messenger” ___________________________ Introduction: The year was 1990—my first year of high school. There was a lot on my mind, and one big thing was the high school rock band. I was so into it that I decided to skip a few classes...

Sermon Outline – March 23rd, 2025 Text: Luke 13:1-9 Introduction – The Reality of Temptation When we think of temptation, we often picture “classical temptations” (money, greed, lust, etc.). But there are also invisible temptations—those that seem justified, reasonable, or even good. Today, let’s expose these hidden temptations and see...

Text: Philippians 3:12-17 Theme: “Straining forward” ___________________________ Introduction – What do these situations have in common? A track and field athlete whose running shoe falls off mid-race. A cyclist whose helmet slips off on the highway. Someone who forgets their car keys. A person who can’t let go of a...

Text: Joel 2:12-19 Theme: “True repentance, True faith, true forgiveness” ___________________________ Intr –  Saint Augustine of Hippo was one of the great Christian leaders in church history. He lived a life of indulgence and sin, distant from the Christian faith he would later come to embrace. In his youth, he...

Text: Luke 9:28-36 Theme: Listening shapes Living ___________________________ Picture Credit:  “This is My Son” (2025) –  Digital Painting by Matthew Rosebrock Intr – I was listening to a podcast recently that brought up something interesting. He was talking to an expert in public speech, and the expert was defending the...