Sermons
Honest, gospel-centered preaching that connects the ancient text to the present moment—with room for faith, doubt, and hope.
Explore the Sermons Library
Sermons by Season
Advent Sermons
Christmas Sermons
Epiphany Sermons
Transfiguration Sermons
Ash Wednesday Sermons
Lent Sermons
Holy Week Sermons
Easter Sermons
Pentecost Sermons
Christ the King Sermons
All Saints Sermons
Sermons by Occasion
The Aftermath of the Spirit: Pentecost Sermon
How do you know the Spirit of God is with you? Not in theory but in your actual life, on an ordinary Tuesday? A Pentecost sermon about evidence, aftermath, and what it really means to be filled.
Acts 1 Sermon: Strange and Familiar
A sermon on Acts 1 and John 14 that explores Jesus’ preparing the disciples to serve others and God’s call of us to action.
What Do You Call This Place?
What do you call this place? Three texts, one question — and an answer only your congregation can give.
Stay in the Field: Parable of the Sower Sermon (Matthew 13)
A sermon on the Parable of the Sower — why life gets away from us, and why we keep throwing seed anyway.
Acts 7 Sermon: Stephen’s Testimony
What happens when we die? We don't only depart — we arrive. A sermon on Stephen's vision, the standing Christ, and the welcome that awaits every believer.
Advent Sermon: If You Don’t Like the Harvest Then . . .
A reflective Advent sermon on Matthew 3:1–12 exploring repentance as the invitation to turn, plant new seeds, and cultivate a different harvest. Discover how John the Baptist’s call to “bear fruit” offers possibility, agency, and hope for real change during the Advent season.
Light for Those Who Sit in Darkness
A full Christmas sermon on Isaiah 9:2–7. God’s light does not erase the darkness but transforms it. The promise of Christ brings hope, courage, and illumination to all who walk in the night.
Bernard of Clairvaux: Sermon for Christmas Eve (Full Text)
Read Bernard of Clairvaux’s Sermon for Christmas Eve—an authentic twelfth-century homily on the humility of Christ’s birth and the joy of the Incarnation.
Augustine of Hippo: Sermon on the Nativity (Full Text)
Read Augustine of Hippo’s Sermon on the Nativity—a timeless Christmas message on the mystery of the Incarnation, God’s humility in Christ, and the joy of divine love made flesh.
Martin Luther: Christmas Sermon (1522)
Read Martin Luther’s Christmas Sermon for Christmas Day (Luke 2:1–14), preached in 1522 from his Wartburg Postil.Presented in full authentic text, this classic sermon reveals Luther’s pastoral warmth and profound theology of Christ’s birth — the Gospel made flesh for all people.
Joseph: The Daring (and Quiet) Strength of Christmas
A full Christmas sermon on Matthew 1:18–25. Joseph’s quiet obedience shows that faithfulness often happens behind the scenes—through listening, integrity, and trust in God’s unfolding plan.
Who Was Lancelot Andrewes?
Discover Lancelot Andrewes (1555–1626), bishop, scholar, and translator of the King James Bible, whose Nativity Sermon of 1622 remains a masterpiece of English preaching.
Reflections on Lancelot Andrewes’ Nativity Sermon (1622)
Explore Lancelot Andrewes’ 1622 Nativity Sermon and its enduring message of joy, humility, and inclusiveness—good tidings of great joy for all people.
Courage in a Complicated World
A full Christmas sermon on Luke 1:26–38. Mary’s yes to God wasn’t quiet submission but courageous faith in a complicated world, reminding us that God’s favor is often a calling, not a comfort.
The Night That Changed Everything: Christmas Sermon
A full Christmas Eve sermon on Luke 2:1–20. Explore how the birth of Christ changed everything—bringing God’s presence into an ordinary world still in need of hope and peace.
The Rich Man and Lazarus: What Profits Hide and Prophets See (Amos 6:1, 4–7; Luke 16:19–23; 1 Timothy 6:11–19)
Discover the meaning of Amos 6, Luke 16, and 1 Timothy 6 in this sermon on the Rich Man and Lazarus—how wealth, comfort, and callousness blind us to God’s call.
Mercy and Justice Sermon
Mercy begins with a name. This sermon on Genesis 18, Hebrews 12, and Luke 19 explores justice, intercession, and Jesus’ weeping heart for the innocent.
Jeremiah 1 Sermon: Our Shaky Selves and God’s Unshakableness
Sermon on Jeremiah 1:4–10 and Hebrews 12:18–29—God calls Jeremiah before birth and invites us into His unshakable kingdom. Explore God’s right to call, equip, and send.
The Heart of Wisdom: Motherhood as Sacred Formation - Sermon for Mother’s Day
Mother's Day sermon on Proverbs 31 examining motherhood as sacred calling and wisdom work. Focuses on formation, transmission of truth, and strength through service beyond biological motherhood.
The Anchor Holds: Fatherhood as Sacred Trust (Sermon for Father’s Day)
A theologically rich Father's Day sermon on Psalm 78:1-8 exploring fatherhood as sacred calling and anchor for families. Focuses on fathers' role in transmitting faith, providing stability, and exercising moral influence across generations without sentimentality.