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Southwood Presbyterian Church - Sermons — 290 episodes
Revelation 1:1-9-20 “Seeing Great and Good Jesus”
Revelation 1:1-8 “More Than Meets the Eye”
Matthew 6:25-34 "Where to Start..."
Acts 17:22-34 "Is Jesus Really the Only Way to God?"
Selected Passages "Can I Trust the Bible?"
Selected Passages "How Can a Good God Send People to Hell?"
John 8:31-36 "Isn’t Christianity Restrictive of My Freedom?"
Selected Verses "Why Do Bad Things Happen?"
Psalm 14:1-4 “Hasn’t Science Disproven God?”
Acts 16:25-34 "Can I Be a Christian Even Though I’m Not a (Fill in the Blank)?"
Romans 3:9-24 “How Can I Follow a Jesus Whose Followers Do So Much Evil?”
James 4:11-12 “Who Do You Think You Are?”
Hebrews 13 “Therefore...”
Hebrews 12:18-29 “Unshakable”
Hebrews 12:1-17 “Running the Race of Faith”
Hebrews 11 “Living By Faith”
Hebrews 10:19-39 “Has Jesus Transformed My Life?”
Hebrews 10: 1-18 “Hope for Discouraged Gardeners”
Hebrews 9 “You Are Here”
Hebrews 8 “Because He Lives ...”
Hebrews 7:23-28 “What’s Jesus Doing Today?”
Hebrews 7:1-22 “Jesus Is Greater Than Who?
Hebrews 6:13-20 “Jesus Is Greater Than Every Other Anchor”
Hebrews 5:11-14, 6:1-12 “Heart Check”
Revelation 7:1-17 “Jesus Is Greater Than Our Domesticated, Status Quo, ‘Safe’ Vision for Our Church Family”
Hebrews 5:1-10 “When God Feels Far Away”
Hebrews 4:14-16 “Draw Near the Throne of Grace”
Hebrews 4:1-13 “Working to Rest”
Hebrews 3 “Hard Hearts, Faithful Friends, Perfect Priest”
Hebrews 2:14-18 “Love Song from a Savior”
Hebrews 2:5-13 “The Way Up Is Down”
Hebrews 1:4-2:4 “Pay Attention!”
Hebrews 1:1-3 “God’s Best Word”
Mark 12:28-34 “Understanding God’s Love”
Christmas Eve Homily - John 1:5 “Light in Darkness”
Matthew 2 “Let Earth Receive Her King”
Matthew 1:18-25 “What’s in a Name?”
Matthew 1:18-25 “The Virgin Birth”
Matthew 1:1-17 “Written Off or Written In?”
Psalm 103 “Bless the Lord, O My Soul”
Nehemiah 8 “The Voice of Restoration”
Esther 4:11-17 “Living with God in a Godless World”
Daniel 3:14-30 “Refuge in the Fire”
Jonah “Mercy for Runaways”
1 Kings 18:20-40 “God-hopping or God-hoping?”
1 Samuel 17 “Having a Hero”
1 Samuel 16:1-13 “Choose Your King”
Ruth “God’s Restoration Work”
Judges 6-8 “Gideon: Weakness of men, Strength from God”
Joshua 2 “Grace in an Unexpected Place”
Exodus 14 “God’s Power to Save”
Genesis 50:15-21 “The God Underneath”
Genesis 22:1-14 “The Compass and the Cross”
Genesis 6-9 “Refuge from the Flood”
Genesis 3 “The Fall of Man”
Genesis 1:26-28 “The Beginning of the Story”
I Corinthians 15:12-26 “Secure Forever in Christ”
John 17:20-21 “Loneliness Isn’t the End”
Romans 6, I Corinthians 6 “Fighting Sin in Christ”
John 15:1-11 “Bearing Fruit in Christ”
Philippians 3:7-11 “Suffering in Christ: That I May Know Him”
Romans 8:31-39 “Loved in Christ”
Ephesians 1:3-14 “Blessed in Christ”
Galatians 2:20, Colossians 3:3-4 “Defined in Christ”
Ephesians 2 “Located in Christ”
John 21:20-25 "Focus, Focus, Focus"
John 21:15-19 “A Savior for Failures”
John 21:1-14 “The Savior You Can Count On”
John 20:30-31 "That You May Believe"
John 20:19-29 “While You Were Out”
Easter Sunday - John 20:1-18 “Resurrection Ramifications”
John 19:31-42 "Crucified, Dead, and Buried"
John 19:30 “It Is Finished”
John 19:28-29 "The Thirsty Savior"
John 19:17-27 “The Surprising Cross”
John 19:12-16 “Behold Your King!”
John 19:1-11
Proverbs 11:30 “Remember Who You Are”
John 18:28-40 “Is He King?”
John 18:12-27 “Denial Ain’t Just a River”
John 18:1-11 “The Last Man Standing”
Matthew 6:19-24 “The Truth About Stuff”
Luke 7:36-50 “Mission Motives: They Who Have Been Loved Much”
I Peter 1:13-16 “Becoming Holy”
Selected Passages "Being Holy"
“Known and Loved to Know and Love”
Luke 2:16 “A God for the Everyday”
Matthew 2:11 “The Perfect Gift”
Galatians 4:4-7 “A Perfectly Messy Family Christmas”
Luke 2:13-14 "Someone to Sing About"
Isaiah 55:1-3 “The Free, Filling Feast”
Isaiah 9:1-7 “Light in the Darkness”
I Chronicles 16:4-7 “Why Thanksgiving?”
Selected Verses from John 1-17 “Previously...in the book of John”
John 17:24-26 “The Glory of Love”
John 17:20-23 “Unity”
John 17:6-19 “In the World But Not Of the World”
John 17:3 "Eternal Life"
John 17:1-5 “Glimpses of Glory”
John 16:16-33 “Cheer Up”
John 16:4-15 “Personal Power”
John 15:18-16:4 “Be Prepared”
John 15:9-17 “How Do I Abide?”
John 15:1-8 "At Home with Jesus"
John 14:15-31 “Never Alone: The Promise of God’s Presence”
John 14:1-14 "Heavenly Comfort for Troubled Disciples"
John 13:31-38 “A Life of Love”
John 13:1-30 “Leading Low”
Colossians 1:15-20 “First-Place Jesus”
Matthew 22:37-40 "Creating and Holding Space: Embracing God's Love and Purpose"
Selected Verses “Meeting Jesus in the Lord’s Supper”
Selected Verses “Meeting Jesus in Baptism”
Matthew 6:9-13 “We Speak to God”
Hebrews 4:14-16 “God Listens to Us”
Psalm 1:1-3 “We Listen to God”
Psalm 19:7-10 “God Speaks to Us”
Revelation 2-3 “Why Relationship?”
John 12:27-50 “The Quest for Glory”
John 12:12-26 “Where’s the War Horse?”
John 12:1-11 “Extravagant Love”
John 11:38-57 “The Glory of God in the Face of Death”
John 11:28-38 “The Tears of God in the Face of Death”
John 11:1-27 “The Presence of God in the Face of Death”
John 10:22-42 “The God Who Won’t Let Go”
Ecclesiastes 3:9-13 “Into the Wild”
John 10:10-21 “I Am the Good Shepherd”
John 10:1-10 "I Am the Door"
John 9:13-41 “Spiritual Sight”
John 9:1-12 “Walking Through Darkness with Jesus”
John 8:39-59 “Life-or-Death Distinction”
John 8:31-38 “True Freedom”
John 8:12-30 “The Light of the World”
John 7:25-52 “Living Water”
John 7:1-24 “Struggles with Following Jesus”
Jonah 1:1-3 “A Call to Love”
John 6:41-71 “Bread of Life Sermon, Part 2”
John 6:16-40 “Bread of Life Sermon, Part 1”
Matthew 22:34-40 “Heart Check”
Hebrew 10:19-25 “A Family of Faith”
Mark 10:45 “The King Gives His Life to Give Us Life”
John 18:33-38 “The True King”
John 6:38 “Doing God’s Will”
Luke 19:1-10 “Hide and Seek”
Matthew 5:17-20 “Fulfillment”
Matthew 11:25-30 “Finding Our True Rest”
I Corinthians 11:23-26 “Giving Thanks at the Table"
John 6:1-15 “Bread of Life”
John 5:30-47 “Bearing Witness”
John 5:18-29 “Like Father, Like Son”
John 5:1-18 “The Jesus We Must Not Miss”
John 4:43-54 “A God You Can Take at His Word”
John 4:1-42 “Living Water”
John 3:22-36 “He Must Increase”
John 3:1-21 “The Gift of Life”
John 2:12-25 “Can Jesus Upset Your Tables?”
John 2:1-12 “Taste and See”
John 1:35-51 “Looking to Jesus”
John 1:19-34 “Behold the Lamb of God”
John 1:1-18 "What Is the Meaning of Life?"
Matthew 9:35-10:8 “Express Grace”
“Experiencing Grace”
Psalm 121 “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?”
Psalm 72 “The King and His Kingdom”
Psalm 147 “Why We Sing”
Psalm 69 “To Imprecate or Not to Imprecate?”
Psalm 77 “A God for Sleepless Nights and Speechless Days”
Psalm 1 “The Battle for Your Soul”
Matthew 9:35-38 “My Evangelism Teacher Pt. 2”
1 Peter 5:12-14 “Standing Firm”
1 Peter 5:6-11 “Living in Light of God”
Luke 22:14-20 “More Than a Memorial”
1 Peter 5:1-5 “Shepherds and Sheep”
1 Peter 4:12-19 “Responding to Suffering”
1 Peter 4:7-11 "In the End, This is What Matters"
1 Peter 4:1-6 “Sin or Suffering? Self or Savior?”
1 Peter 3:18-22 “Valleys and Victory with Jesus”
1 Peter 3:13-18 “Suffering Sharers”
I Corinthians 15:50-58 “Becoming Imperishable”
1 Peter 3:8-12 “Living Blessings”
1 Peter 3:1-7 “Wives and Husbands, Honor and Beauty”
Selected Scriptures "The Christmas Story"
Jeremiah 30:10-22 "Time to Give Up?"
Malachi 3:13-End "Is God Enough?"
Malachi 3:6-12 - Giving to Know You
Malachi 2:17-3:5 "Pulled Over By God"
Luke 7:18-23 "Having Church"
Malachi 2:10-16 "Marriage, Divorce, and God"
Malachi 1:6-2:9 "Roadkill Christianity?"
Malachi 1:1-5 "Awakening from Disenchantment"
Haggai "What's First for Us?"
Zephaniah 2:4-End "A Judgemental Reality"
Micah 7 "God Still Loves You...Really!"
Micah 6 "Are We Playing Church?"
Micah 5:1-15 "Reclaiming Shalom"
Micah 4:1-5:5 "Hope for the Hopeless"
Micah 2,3 "A Divine Wake-Up Call"
Micah 1 "God Is My Witness?"
Matthew 16:13-20 "Gospel Community Wrap-up"
I Peter 4:7-10 "Show Hospitality to One Another"
Galatians 6:2 "Bearing One Another's Burdens"
Colossians 3:12-17 "Teach and Admonish One Another"
Heb 10:24-25, 3:13 "Let's Stay Together"
Ephesians 4:25-32 "Forgive One Another"
James 5:16 "Confess Your Sins to One Another"
I Peter 5:1-5 "Rejoicing and Weeping in Community"
I John 4:7-11 "Love One Another"
I Peter 2:9-10 "A People with a Purpose"
Luke 1:1-24:53 "The Good News Is a Person"
Luke 24:50-53 "Who's in Charge?"
Luke 24:36-49 "Witnesses"
I Peter 3:15-18 "The Hope of the Righteous"
Luke 24:13-35 "Don't Miss Jesus!"
Luke 24:1-12 "Easter Hope for Everyone"
Luke 23:44-56 "The Dying Savior"
Luke 23:26-43 "The Forgiving Savior"
Zechariah 9:1-17 "Prisoners of Hope"
Luke 23:1-25 "God on Trial, Part 2"
Luke 22:63-71 "God on Trial, Part 1"
Luke 22:47-62 "A Tale of Two Sinners
Luke 22:31-46 "The Praying Savior"
Luke 22:24-30 "Who Is the Greatest?"
Luke 22:1-23 "A Memorable Meal"
Luke 21:5-38 "Comfort in the Chaos"
Luke 20:45-21:4 "God's Internal Eternal Economy"
Acts 14:8-20 "Rethinking Our Story"
Luke 20:27-44 "A Small View Story"
Luke 20:9-18 "Rejecting or Embracing Jesus"
Christmas Eve 2018
John 1, Galatians 4 "Holy Night"
Advent 4
Advent 3
Matthew 1:18-25 "The Birth of Jesus Through the Eyes of Joseph"
Luke 1:26-56 "The Birth of Jesus Through the Eyes of Mary"
Luke 19:45-20:8
Luke 19:28-44
Luke 19:11-27
Philippians 2:7-8 "The Jesus Who Is Like Us - Human"
Luke 19:1-10 "Jesus Meets the Bad News Bears"
Luke 18:31-43 "Of Blindness and Sight"
Luke 18:18-34 "Traveling Light with Jesus"
Luke 18:15-17 "The Gift of the Kingdom"
Acts 13:1-12 "The Flourishing Church"
Luke 18:9-14 "God, I Thank You That I'm Not Like ..."
Luke 18:1-8 "The Prayer-Hearing, Answering God"
Mark 1:1-2:28 "A Welcoming Community"
II Kings 18:1-12 "Deconstruction and Reconstruction"
Ephesians 3:17-19 "A Relational Community"
Acts 2:42-47 "A Dependent Community"
I Peter 2:9-10 "A Missional Community"
Matthew 16:13-18 "A Christ-Centered Community"
Genesis 22 "The Lord Will Provide"
II Kings 7 "Sharing the Good News"
Zechariah 3 "Hope for Despairing Sinners"
Genesis 45 "Oh Brother (and Sister)"
I Samuel 17 "We Need a Hero"
Ruth "The Loving Weaver"
Exodus 7-15 "A Series of Remarkable Events"
Judges 3:12-30 "A Lefty Makes Things Right"
Genesis 3 "Meet the Redeeming God"
Matthew 18:21-35 "Forgiveness"
Luke 17:20-37 "The Gravity of Eternity"
Luke 17:11-19 "Gospel Gratitude"
Proverbs 3:1-8 "Promises, Promises"
Luke 17:1-10 "Extraordinary Ordinary Christianity"
Psalm 73 "Made to Wonder, Prone to Wander"
Matthew 27:45-54 "Truly This "Was" the Son of God?"
Luke 16:18 "Marriage, Divorce, and Jesus"
I Peter 1:3-9 "Enduring Hope"
Romans 8:18-25, I Cor 15 "It's Friday, But Sunday's Coming"
Matthew 16 "Cup of Wrath"
John 4 "Cup of Life"
Luke 16:14-31 "The Poor Rich Man"
Luke 16:1-13 "Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is"
Luke 15:1-32 "A Party-Throwing Church"
Luke 15:1-32 "A Treasure-Hunting God"
I John 5:9-12 "The Bourne Testimony"
Luke 14:25-35 "A Costly Kingdom"
Luke 14:1-24 "Kingdom Feasts"
Luke 13:22-35 "Kingdom Participation"
Acts 10:1-43 "God Is the Author of Missions"
Luke 13:10-21 "Kingdom Significance"
Luke 13:10-17 "Sabbath Topical"
Luke 13:1-9 "The Villain in the News"
New Year's Eve 2017
Christmas Eve 2017 "The Motivation for the Incarnation"
"The Uniqueness/Person of the Incarnation"
"The Pain of the Incarnation"
John 1:1-5, Phil. 2 "The Sacrifice of the Incarnation"
John 1:1-5 "The Need for the Incarnation"
"Kingdom Reality"