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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The Road to Emmaus
“He was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread” – a look into the road to Emmaus (Luke 24)
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 […]
#Blessed… The beatitudes may not be what you think.
The part of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount commonly known as “The Beatitudes” have become familiar sayings to us, almost common place: “Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.” Because they are so familiar, we tend to forget or dismiss how subversive they really are, and how shocking they must have seemed […]
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 […]
Faith is a bike, not a car
Proper 22C / Ordinary 27C / Pentecost +17October 6, 2019 SermonLamentations 1:1-6; Lamentations 3:19-26; Psalm 37:1-9; 2 Timothy 1:1-14; Luke 17:5-10. There is a saying that goes, “it’s like riding a bike.” It’s referring to something that, once you’ve learned it, usually as a child, you never forget how to do it. I have a […]