Bible Study

Sermon Matthew 3:1-12 I Cant, But God Can! By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Once upon a time an unscrupulous painter wandered into town. He found a quaint little clapboard church in need of painting and offered his services. The folks could hardly believe his rates all he wanted was the price of the paint, plus … Continue reading “Matthew 3:1-12 I Can’t, But God Can (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 3:1-12 An Advent Lesson from the Miners in Chile By The Rev. David Somerville On the 12th of October, thirty-three trapped Chilean miners ascended to the surface of the Earth. As spectacular as that event was, their exodus might never have happened, were it not for the miners’ faith in action. Theirs is … Continue reading “Matthew 3:1-12 An Advent Lesson from the Miners in Chile (Somerville) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 3:13-17 Downward Mobility By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker When the history of the Church in our time is written, an outstanding feature of that story will be the rediscovery of the vital connection between baptism and mission. We have come to realize once again that there is nothing passive or static about being … Continue reading “Matthew 3:13-17 Downward Mobility (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 3:13-17 To Fulfill All Righteousness By Dr. Randy L. Hyde Into the shallow, muddy waters of the Jordan they have come. Sinners all. There is Levi, that rascally tax collector, and Miriam the harlot. Simeon, who trades in camels and is known to illegally roll back the mileage on his older models, is … Continue reading “Matthew 3:13-17 To Fulfill All Righteousness (Hyde) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 3:13-17 Praying Our Way Out of a Pickle By Fr. Bill Wigmore (This sermon was delivered to a group recovering from alcohol and drug addiction.) When I was sitting in treatment for the second time I got assigned to one of the toughest counselors on the staff. And when I walked into his … Continue reading “Matthew 3:13-17 Praying Our Way out of a Pickle (Wigmore) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 3:13-17 Renew Your Baptism Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Children’s Sermons Hymn Lists Matthew 3:13-17 Renew Your Baptism Dr. Philip W. McLarty This should be old hat for most of you: The Sacrament of Holy Baptism is the defining trait of all Christians. Whether Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Pentecostal, Evangelical or Reformed, … Continue reading “Matthew 3:13-17 Renew Your Baptism (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 3:13-17 Belonging to Something Greater By The Rev. John Bedingfield In the name of one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Amen. Youve heard it all your life and its still absolutely true, we all want to belong to (that is, be accepted into) something greater than ourselves. The other night I was … Continue reading “Matthew 3:13-17 Belonging to Something Greater (Bedingfield) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 3:13-17 Come to the Water By The Rev. David Sellery In this weeks gospel, John tells Jesus: I need to be baptized by you. Jesus tells John: No, I need to be baptized by you. From a cynical 21stCentury perch this could be seen as just so much polite posturing between preachers after … Continue reading “Matthew 3:13-17 Come to the Water (Sellery) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 4:1-11 Skill, Trust, and Power By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker They may surprise us, these forms that temptation takes when Jesus fasts out in the wilderness. The devil does not present a slice of chocolate cake, or offer piles of money, or volunteer to arrange a one-night stand. The devil is not working … Continue reading “Matthew 4:1-11 Skill, Trust, and Power (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 4:1-11 The Tempter, the Tease By Pastor Steven Molin Dear friends in Christ, grace to you and peace, from God our Father, and His Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. It began quite innocently; my life of crime, that is. I dont know how old I was, maybe ten? And I … Continue reading “Matthew 4:1-11 The Tempter, the Tease, and the Trial (Molin) – Bible study”