Tag: sermons

  • Elevation – A Sermon

    Elevation – A Sermon

    This past Sunday I preached on a story from the book of Acts where a woman named Tabitha (or Dorcas if you speak Greek) was raised from the dead.  I was struck by the response of Tabitha’s community and how they were willing to express the rawness of their grief.  I thought the ancient story…

  • Bible-Based Sermons

    Bible-Based Sermons

    There seem to be two basic ways that preachers organize their sermons. One group is “topical,” taking a topic and using several scripture texts to support it. The other is “textual,” taking one scripture text and exploring how it applies to the world today. Do you prefer one to the other? I do…