Category Archives: Bible-Theology

Gospel of Luke: 10. Entrusted With True Riches

This is the audio (24:56; 17.1 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on March 30, 2025. The main text was Luke 10:1–24. Other texts included Psalms 133–134; 1 Kings 17:8–16; 19:19–21. Continue reading

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Gospel of Luke: 9. Pray Earnestly to the Lord of the Harvest

This is the audio (24:56; 17.1 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on March 30, 2025. The main text was Luke 10:1–24. Other texts included Psalms 133–134; 1 Kings 17:8–16; 19:19–21. Continue reading

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Gospel of Luke: 8. Give As Alms Those Things That Are Within

This is the audio (31:56; 21.9 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on February 23, 2025. The main text was Luke 11:37–12:3. Other texts included Isaiah 58 and Hebrews 5:11–6:8. Continue reading

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Gospel of Luke: 7. He Cancelled the Debt of Both

This is the audio (24:53; 17.0 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on February 16, 2025. The main text was Luke 7:36–50. Other texts included Galatians 2:15–21 and Psalm 103:6–14. Continue reading

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Gospel of Luke: 6. Knowing the Times, Knowing the Tunes

This is the audio (29:17; 20.1 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on February 9, 2025. The main text was Luke 7:18–35. Other texts included Jeremiah 28:10–17 and 1 Corinthians 15:50–58. Continue reading

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Gospel of Luke: 5. A Doctor For the Sick

This is the audio (28:07; 19.3 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on January 26, 2025. The main text was Luke 5:27–32. Other texts included 1 Samuel 2:1–10 and James 4:1–10. Continue reading

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Should Churches Use ‘The Chosen’?

We would all like to hope that visual portrayals of Jesus can help the Bible stories come alive to people. But I think that the positive impact of films like The Passion of the Christ and shows like The Chosen is mainly to reenchant and reinvigorate the interest of Christians who already know the true Jesus through the witness of the canonical Gospels. For those whose faith or experience with Jesus in the Bible is marginal, visual portrayals of Jesus run the risk of displacing the discipleship pathway: getting to know Jesus through the given means of written Scripture, faithful teaching in church community, and sacrament. Continue reading

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Gospel of Luke: 4. Their Ways Are Not Hidden From Me

This is the audio (31:22; 21.5 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on January 12, 2025. The main text was Luke 4:1–15. Other texts included Psalm 11 and James 1:9–18. Continue reading

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Gospel of Luke: 3. Tempted In Every Way As We Are

This is the audio (31:22; 21.5 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on January 12, 2025. The main text was Luke 4:1–15. Other texts included Psalm 11 and James 1:9–18. Continue reading

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Gospel of Luke: 2. Waiting for Consolation

This is the audio (27:31, 18.9 MB) of an Epiphany Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on January 5, 2025. The main text was Luke 2:21–40. Other texts included Psalm 98 and Isaiah 60:1–7. Continue reading

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