For a long time I have thought, ‘I need to preach on the Trinity.’ The trigger for that was this: when I was in a church conference and heard a pastor, in his prayer, thank the Father for ‘coming to earth to die for our sins’, and I thought, ‘The Father did not die. The…
Category: Topical sermons
The Holy Spirit, Part 1
We have been walking through the book of Acts in recent weeks, wanting both to understand and experience what it means to be the church of Jesus Christ on mission. And right in the first chapter we came upon Jesus’ commission to his followers in chapter 1:8 – And you will receive power when the…
Advent : Zechariah
The old man climbed the steps from the courtyard and entered the doors of the temple. There was a barely perceptible stoop to his shoulders as he advanced the sixty feet across the floor of the room, the Holy Place, passing by the seven-fold candlestick on his right, and the table of showbread on his…
Noah
Imagine a world filled with violence. You do not have to think very hard, do you? On a global scale there have been wars (this nation against that nation, this racial group against that racial group). We see famine, genocide, the sex trade and the persecution of Christians. On a smaller scale we see armed…
Easter, 2006
What a great day Easter is! It’s a very big deal, the greatest day for Christians. Today we proclaim and celebrate that Jesus of Nazareth – who was crucified, died and was buried – has been raised to life by the power of God, that he is declared with power to be the Son of…
Easter, 2005
Two weeks ago, Canada mourned the deaths of four Mounted police murdered while on duty in Alberta. Thousands gathered at the funeral of the officers. Thousands more watched the service on television. In that service the father of one of the officers gave the eulogy for his son, and in that eulogy he read these…
Easter, 2004
Today is Easter Sunday. Across the world, millions of Christians have celebrated and are celebrating the resurrection from the dead of Jesus of Nazareth, the carpenter and itinerant rabbi who was nailed to a Roman cross outside Jerusalem 2000 years ago. It is the high point of celebration in the church calendar. We say to…
God the Son: Who He is – The Deity of Jesus
There are lots of differing thoughts concerning Jesus of Nazareth. Some say there was no such person. Robert M. Price of the Jesus Seminar, says, “It is quite likely that the central figure of the gospels is not based on any historical individual… If you could travel back through time to first century Nazareth, you…
The Trinity
For a long time I have thought, “I need to preach on the Trinity.” The trigger for that was when I was in a church conference and heard a pastor, in his prayer, thank the Father for “coming to earth to die for our sins”. I thought, “The Father did not die. The Son did….