This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 7/23/23, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: Romans 8:12-25 & Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43. You can listen to the audio, or keeping scrolling to read my manuscript. (The spoken sermon differs from the written text.) Listen to Sermon Now In our scripture reading from …
This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 2/26/23, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 and Matthew 4:1-11. You can listen to the audio, or keeping scrolling to read my manuscript. (The spoken sermon differs from the written text.) Listen to Sermon Now As Quakers we inhabit a …
This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 12/11/22, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: James 5:7-10 & Matthew 11:2-11. You can listen to the audio, or keeping scrolling to read my manuscript. (The spoken sermon differs from the written text.) Listen to Sermon Now One of the critiques that early …
A friend recently asked me: “What is the difference between giving a sermon in a programmed setting versus giving vocal ministry in an unprogrammed meeting for worship?” I responded: We know that first-generation Quakers (George Fox in particular) would often preach for hours at a time. And during the Quietist Period (late 1600s to early 1800s), we …
This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 12/26/21, at Berkeley Friends Church (via videoconference). The scripture reading for this sermon was: John 1:1-18 & Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7. You can listen to the audio, or keeping scrolling to read my manuscript. (The spoken sermon differs from the written text.) Listen to Sermon Now In the …
This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 9/12/21, at Berkeley Friends Church (via videoconference). The scripture reading for this sermon was: Mark 8:27-38. You can listen to the audio, or keeping scrolling to read my manuscript. (The spoken sermon differs from the written text.) Listen to Sermon Now During the decade or so …
This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 7/25/21, at Berkeley Friends Church (via videoconference). The scripture reading for this sermon was: John 6:1-21. You can listen to the audio, or keeping scrolling to read my manuscript. (The spoken sermon differs from the written text.) Listen to the Sermon Now I’m imagining us together …