Sermons by Kevin Freeman

About six weeks ago several headlines featured mothers and their role in society.  The content of the articles focused on stay-at-home moms after a report in Australia labeled stay-at-home mothers as the “greatest untapped potential” for the workforce, which in turn caused large economic loss to the country.[i]  If you feel the way I do, […]

On May 23, 1986, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a letter to the editor, which expressed outrage that our nation’s most prestigious medical journal would “presume to roam beyond the borders of its own expertise…”[1]  The authors of the letter, Albert Vorspan and Rabbi Philip Hiat, were upset about an article entitled, […]

Introduction Who has ever walked the National Mall in Washington, D. C. to look at our national monuments?  If this week’s snow hasn’t affected the blossoms, thousands will be viewing those monuments this week as they enjoy the beauty of the Cherry Blossom Festival.  Those cherry trees began from a gift from Japan in 1912 […]

In the Gospel of Luke we find an event so powerful that it caused some of Jesus’ followers to focus on eternal ownership rather than temporary rental. Jesus had a vision for these men, and it was much bigger than their own visions for themselves. That is true for us, too. Jesus’ vision for us points us to eternity.

If there was one thing the disciples had learned in their three years of training, it was that they needed Jesus and were lost without him. Two thousand years later, that fact hasn’t changed. We are lost without Jesus, because Jesus is still the source for life. As we have investigated some of Jesus’ “I am” statements in our Advent series, “What Child is this?” we come to one that is perhaps the most well-known – and nowadays even infamous – of them all.

Today we take the Lord’s Supper, and it is a celebration of the fellowship we share. As we prepare our hearts for Communion, we should remember the quality of our fellowship. What makes the fellowship of a church unique? The quality of any given fellowship is only as strong as its underlying bond…Have you given thought to the bond of fellowship that we enjoy here as Christians? After we celebrate with the Lord’s Supper, will you leave here feeling like a family member or an elevator car passenger?

Some of you may know that this past Tuesday was Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-A.  Unlike the other 364 days of the year, Cow Appreciation Day is the one day when you actually want to look like a cow, sort of.  Dressing up as a cow from head to hoof garners a free combo meal.  […]

Introduction For the past couple of months we have been in a series called “Foundations for a Strong Family,” led by our pastor, Mark Adams. Each message has centered on one of God’s Ten – or tender – Commandments, which, when followed, leads to healthy individuals and strong families. We have covered seven of these […]

One of my favorite family movies is Steven Spielberg’s Hook.  It is a live action sequel of sorts to the Peter Pan story in which Peter leaves Neverland and grows up, marrying, raising children, and completely forgetting his former, adventurous identity.  His green, leafy suit is replaced by a business suit; his pirate skirmishes become […]

The journey to the cross was indeed a “Day of Surprises,” as R. Kent Hughes called it. Jesus, in the midst of His suffering, continued to amaze; he left an example for us to follow. “It is finished,” but we are not.