This is the audio (23:58, 16.4 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on October 18, 2026. The main texts were Zechariah 4:6–10 and 8:9–23. Also read were Psalm 21 and Acts 2:29–41.
This was a service with baptism and holy communion; the bulletin is available here.
Continue readingThis is the audio (29:36, 20.3 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on October 4, 2026. The main texts were Zechariah 1:14–17; 2:8–12; 3:1–5. Also read were Psalm 3; 1 Corinthians 13:4–7; 1 Peter 4:8. The service bulletin is available here.
Continue readingIt’s been a while since I’ve posted here, but I’m pleased to announce a new open-access article:
Benjamin D. Giffone, “Eat, Pray, Love: Sacrifice-Eating and Ritual Sexuality as Unifying Motifs in 1 Corinthians 8–11.” Religions 2026, 17(9), 1043; DOI: 10.3390/rel17091043.
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This is the audio (26:31, 18.2 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on May 31, 2026. The main text was Matthew 6:25–34 and 7:28–29. Also read were Isaiah 40:1–11 and Psalm 4.
Continue readingThis is the audio (28:39, 19.6 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on May 10, 2026. The main text was Matthew 6:19–24 and 7:6–11. Also read were Psalm 40 and Romans 6:15–23.
Continue readingThis is the audio (26:27, 18.1 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on May 3, 2026. The main text was Matthew 5:33–42. Also read were Psalm 22:14–28; James 5:7–12.
Continue readingThis is the audio (28:13, 19.3 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on April 26, 2026. The main text was Matthew 6:1–4, 16–18. Also read were Leviticus 23:26–32 and Psalm 35:1–3, 11–18.
Continue readingThis is the audio (14:20, 9.8 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on April 19, 2026. This was a shorter sermon as part of an instructed service—the bulletin is available here. The main text was Matthew 5:23–26; 7:21–27. Also read were Psalm 98 and Isaiah 58.
Continue readingThis is the audio (24:24, 16.7 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on April 12, 2026. The main text was Matthew 28:16–20; 7:12–20. Also read were Ezekiel 33:1–9 and 33:10–20.
Continue readingThis is the audio (24:48, 17.0 MB) of an Easter Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on April 5, 2026. The main text was Matthew 27:62–28:15. Also read were Psalm 110 and Romans 5:12–21.
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