Sermons

As we continue our series on “Convictions that Connect,” our study of the Five Solas, we come to the one on Christ.  Sola Christus.  Christ alone.  The concept behind this sola is that our salvation was secured by Christ alone.  That means that Jesus was exclusively the only one able to save us and that […]

12 – Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. You have said, ‘I know you by name and you have found favor with Me.’  13 – If You are pleased with me, teach me Your ways so I may know You and continue […]

Report of the Presbytery – Don Mayberry  Today, we have three individuals who are being ordained to serve as Deacons: Mary Ann More, Tom Garin, and John Lewis to serve God’s church here at Redland. Each one has been questioned by means of the Deacon Presbytery to determine his or her spiritual maturity and willingness […]

This week I read about two psychologists named Stephen Lea and Paul Webley who have come up with two metaphors to describe the role that money plays in our lives. They say that money is a TOOL and also a DRUG. They point out that the TOOL METAPHOR is nothing new. It’s been around a […]

I’m sure most of you have heard of Howard Stern—He is famous—or rather INFAMOUS—for his vulgar and crude antics on his radio and television shows. I mean, for Stern, nothing is out of bounds. In fact, at last count, Stern has been fined about $1.5 million over the years by the FCC for violations on […]

I was thinking—if we took a poll in which we ranked holidays Christmas would come first—with Easter a very distant second. I say this for several reasons. First, far more countries and cultures celebrate Christmas than do Easter. And—here in the U.S. the Christmas holiday is MUCH more popular than the one we observe today. […]

The power of the words, “He is risen,” does not come from some congruence with normal life experience; the power is found in the absurdity of the statement combined with the realization that it is, in fact, true.  We’ve come here today to give witness to the fact of the resurrection, but we dare not stop there. We aren’t here because of an airtight argument but because of the life-giving breath of the Holy Spirit in us.  He brings our dead hearts back to life through the shed blood of Jesus, and only then can that blood be pumped to our brains to bring true understanding.

Let’s follow through with what I said we’d do this past Sunday. I want you to imagine what it was like that Thursday of the first Holy Week. Jesus has spent the day in the temple teaching and healing. As He and the disciples leave Jesus gestures back at the huge temple complex and tells […]

28 – After Jesus had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 – As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples, saying to them,  30 – “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt […]

As most of you know, I grew up in Dover, Delaware. One unique thing about my home town—other than it being the capital of the first state—is the large population of Amish people who live near there. Of course, the unique thing about the Amish people is the fact that they choose to live in […]