Sermons on the Gospels and Acts

The Gospel of the kingdom: Jesus as teacher and fulfillment of Israel's story, from the genealogy and the Magi to forgiveness seventy times seven.

• Matthew 1:1-17Grace Grows in the Family Tree
• Matthew 1:1-25Jesus' Scandalous Family Tree (Matthew 1:1-25 Sermon)
• Matthew 1:18-23Emmanuel: God With Us in the Mess, Mundane, and Magnificent (Matthew 1:18-23 Sermon)
• Matthew 1:18-25Joseph's Fantastic Trust (Matthew 1:18-25 Sermon)
• Matthew 1:18-25Joseph: The Daring (and Quiet) Strength of Christmas
• Matthew 2:1-12Stewardship Sermon on Matthew 2:1-12: The Magi's Lessons for Us
• Matthew 3:1-12Advent Sermon: If You Don't Like the Harvest Then . . .
• Matthew 11The Strength to Disappoint: Finding Freedom in Matthew 11
• Matthew 13Stay in the Field: Parable of the Sower Sermon (Matthew 13)
• Matthew 14:20-33Figuring Out Faith: He to Rescue Me From Danger
• Matthew 14:22-33The Drought and the Drowning
• Matthew 16:13-23Figuring Out Faith: Praise the Mount of God's Unchanging Love
• Matthew 16:13-20Matthew 16:13-20 Meaning: Did the Messiah Just Yell at Me?
• Matthew 16:21-26Figuring Our Faith: I'm Fixed Upon It
• Matthew 17The Transfiguration of Jesus, Part 1 (Matthew 17 sermon)
• Matthew 17The Transfiguration of Jesus, Part 2 (Matthew 17 Sermon)
• Matthew 18Figuring Out Faith: Teach Me the Way of Forgiveness
• Matthew 18:21-22Forgiveness Sermon (Matthew 18:21-22)
• Matthew 26:14-50Who's in the Driver's Seat Now? (Matthew 26:14-50 Sermon)

The shortest and most urgent Gospel: healings, parables, and a Messiah who keeps turning power upside down.

• Mark 1:1-15Baptism into a Kingdom of Gracious Tomorrows
• Mark 2:23-3:6Is Keeping the Sabbath Relevant Today? (A Sabbath Sermon)
• Mark 3:13-35The A, B, Cs of Following Jesus (Discipleship Sermon)
• Mark 4The Parable of the Sower Sermon: Mark 4
• Mark 5:21-43Daughters Restored (Mark 5:21-43 Sermon)
• Mark 7:24-30Pushing Buttons and Boundaries: Jesus and the Syrophoenician Woman (Mark 7:24-30 Sermon)
• Mark 8Hey Now, Sermons Make Disastrous Towers
• Mark 9:30-37Following Jesus in a Power-Hungry World: Mark 9:30-37 Sermon
• Mark 10:17-31The Rich Young Ruler Asks About Eternal Life (Mark 10:17-31 Sermon)
• Mark 10:46-52Blind Bartimaeus: Shadows, Shouting, and Sight (Mark 10:46-52 Sermon)

Mercy for outsiders: Mary's song, shepherds in the dark, the Good Samaritan, and a banquet table with room for everyone.

• Luke 1:5-25Don't Waste Your Waiting (Luke 1:5-25 Sermon)
• Luke 1:26-45Called Forward by God's Favor: Mary (Luke 1:26-45 Sermon)
• Luke 1:26-38Courage in a Complicated World
• Luke 1:67-80Faith and Growth Through Doubt (Luke 1:67-80 Sermon)
• Luke 2:1-7A Messiah for the Messy (Luke 2:1-7 Sermon)
• Luke 2:1-20The Night That Changed Everything: Christmas Sermon
• Luke 2:8-20A Happy Light in the Lonely Dark (Luke 2:8-20 Sermon)
• Luke 3:21-22Listening to the Voice that Names Us (Baptism Sermon, Luke 3:21-22)
• Luke 5:1-11Figuring Out Faith: Jesus Sought Me as a Stranger
• Luke 10:1-11Gather for Worship, Scatter for Mission: (Missions Sermon)
• Luke 10:25-37A Good Samaritan Sermon (Luke 10:25-37 Sermon)
• Luke 12:49-56Sharks in the Water! (Luke 12:49-56 Sermon)
• Luke 13:10-17The Sabbath Brings Freedom (Luke 13:10-17 Sermon)
• Luke 14The Parable of the Great Banquet
• Luke 14:25-33Did Jesus Really Mean I Need to "Hate" My Parents? (Luke 14:25-33 Sermon)
• Luke 16:19-23The Rich Man and Lazarus: What Profits Hide and Prophets See (Amos 6:1, 4-7; Luke 16:19-23; 1 Timothy 6:11-19)
• Luke 19Mercy and Justice Sermon
• Luke 23:13-25Why We Choose Barabbas (Luke 23:13-25 Sermon)

The Word made flesh: Nicodemus at night, the woman at the well, foot washing, an empty tomb, and breakfast on the beach.

• John 1:1-18Jesus Christ and the Golden Hour
• John 1:1-14Jesus, the Word: Infinite and Intimate (John 1:1-14 Sermon)
• John 3The Beautiful Budding Faith of Nicodemus (Sermon on John 3)
• John 3:55 Reasons Jesus Was Baptized (Baptism Sermon)
• John 4:5-42Woman at the Well (Sermon on John 4:5-42)
• John 7Nicodemus Sermon: Curiosity and Conviction
• John 11Sam Cooke Sang Me the Gospel
• John 11:17-36Funeral Sermon for a Life Cut Short: God's Compassion in Our Deepest Pain
• John 13God Does Not Use a Helicopter (John 13 Sermon)
• John 13:1-20Streams of Mercy Never Ceasing
• John 14Trusting and Trying in a Very Big God (John 14 Sermon)
• John 14:23-29What is the Best Ability? (John 14:23-29; Acts 16:9-15 Sermon)
• John 15:12-17Funeral Sermon: The Gift of Life and the Grace of Christ
• John 19:30The Three-Word Sermon: It Is Finished
• John 20:1-18Finding God in the Lost and Found (John 20:1-18 Sermon)
• John 20:24-29Funeral Sermon for Someone with Parkinson's and Questions About Faith
• John 21Easter Sermon: Breakfast with Jesus on Resurrection Beach
• John 21:1-7Figuring Out Faith: Jesus Sought Me as a Stranger

The Spirit-filled church on the move: Pentecost, Stephen, Saul's conversion, and a jail in Philippi that could not hold the gospel.

• Acts 1:6-14Acts 1 Sermon: Strange and Familiar
• Acts 2Pentecost Sermon: What the Holy Spirit Can Do
• Acts 2:42-47What Do You Call This Place?
• Acts 6:1-7The Worst Thing We Could Be
• Acts 7Acts 7 Sermon: Stephen's Testimony
• Acts 9:10-19When You Are the Answer to Prayer (Acts 9 Sermon)
• Missions sermonGather for Worship, Scatter for Mission: (Missions Sermon)
• Acts 16:9-15What is the Best Ability? (John 14:23-29; Acts 16:9-15 Sermon)
• Acts 16:16-34Acts 16:16-34 Sermon: Bound and Free
• Acts 16:16-34Acts 16:16-34 Sermon: Sideways Salvation