Sermon preached at First Baptist Church of Corbin, KY on 11/22/20, Reign of Christ Sunday (Matthew 25:31-46) Last weekend, approximately 200 people in Corbin participated in the inaugural Col Sanders half marathon, including our pastor Alex, me and a few others from our church. It was really fun to see our community join together for […]
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We Come, We Look and We Wait
A Good Friday Homily For the Jewish people, Friday evening is a special time; a time of preparation for the Sabbath, which in turn is a sacred time of rest and dedication to the Lord. This particular Friday when Jesus was arrested and killed was not only Preparation Day, but also part of a Holy […]
Make Hope Go Viral (Sermon)
A sermon for First Baptist Church of Corbin, 3/29/2020Lent 5A | Ezekiel 37:1-14, John 11:1-45 While the global pandemic we are seeing now and its ramifications all over the world are unprecedented, many people have drawn similarities between the Covid-19 pandemic and the Spanish Flu of 1918. We’ve been learning from generations before us on […]
Voices in the Desert
Sermon for First Baptist Corbin, March 1, 2020First Sunday in Lent, Year A The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of […]
It’s the salt, not the salary!
Sermon for February 9, 2020 at First Baptist Church of Corbin. Epiphany 5, Year A You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. You are the light of the world. A […]
Gather at the Table
Sermon for Jan 5, 2020Christmas 2AEphesians 1:1-14, John 1:1-18 A friend of mine has a sign in her kitchen that simply says “Gather.” Just one simple word that says so much. There’s something about gathering around a kitchen table that solidifies relationships among friends and family. Food is sustenance for life and fuel for our […]
Home for Christmas
Sermon for Dec 29, 2019Christmas 1AIsaiah 63:7-9, Hebrews 2:10-18, Matthew 2:13-23 A popular song this time of year says “I’ll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams.” Other Christmas songs echo this sentiment, stating “There’s no place like home for the holidays” or “There’s no Christmas like a home Christmas.” Many movies play […]
Singing in the Rain
December 15, 2019Advent 3AIsaiah 35:1-10, Luke 1: 39-55, James 5:7-10 The last time I was out in the rain without an umbrella on purpose was this past month, when I visited my parents in Brazil. My hometown is a big island, which means that you’re never too far from the beach. I took advantage of […]
When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.
Christ the King / Reign of Christ CProper 29C / Ordinary 34C / Pentecost +24Texts: Luke 23:33-43, Colossians 1:11-20 Warning: this sermon contains Game of Thrones spoilers. Power can be intoxicating: that feeling of knowing we can get what we want when we want it; the exhilaration of having others look up to you with […]
From VIP to VIG: God’s Extravagant Party
Proper 25C / Ordinary 30C / Pentecost +20Texts: Luke 18:9-14, Joel 2:23-32, Psalm 65 And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and was praying […]