Category: The Gospel

My Heart Issues

“Now, I have a heart that still functions, because of something outside of me, now placed within me. Something that gave me new life, a new hope.”

Preaching once again in my home Church. The topic? Loaves and Fish.

“Maybe I just don’t play act all that well. I just couldn’t keep the “tomb” whitewashed enough when I knew I had so many dead bones inside.”

I preached this sermon on August 4th, 2019 at my home church, the last one for the summer. I am … Continue Reading Jephthah: A Cautionary Tale: A Sermon

I preached this sermon on July 28th, 2019 at my home church, covering for our Pastor. The message is on … Continue Reading Shepherds, Sheep, and Satan: A Sermon

I preached this sermon on July 14th, 2019, When I filled in for my Pastor, who was on a well-deserved … Continue Reading What Do We Find On The Mountaintop?: A Sermon

Roughly three years ago, I began a journey. The journey was losing weight. I’ve mentioned it in writings here, and … Continue Reading The CHF Articles: Squandering Grace

Pastor was out, so I filled in with a message about Adam & Eve’s fall towards grace. Give it a listen and let me know what you think!

Stop Sign Theology. All I need to know about your spiritual condition, I can discover by watching you drive your … Continue Reading The CHF Articles: Stop Sign Theology.

How many of you Christians out there are barely holding it together?I know the inclination should be towards joy and … Continue Reading The CHF Articles: Un-Joyfully God’s

There aren’t any Christians that wouldn’t cheer the idea of another church. It’s like a rallying cry that the kingdom is … Continue Reading Church Plant Memoirs: Just Another Church?

I preached this sermon on December 30, 2018. If you happen to give it a listen, I hope you find … Continue Reading New Year’s Remembrances: A Sermon

I’m a life-long New Yorker, and I have the pleasure of working minutes from the neighborhood I grew up in … Continue Reading The CHF Articles: Specks and Logs

I think we can all agree that there is not a more popular writer on Christ Hold Fast than Chad … Continue Reading The CHF Articles: I’m Not Chad Bird

This sermon is from October of this year and I talk about Jesus, the Pharisees and Tax Collectors and Sinners. Give … Continue Reading Eating With Tax Collectors: A Sermon

I saw a beautiful picture of grace yesterday. A real bestowing of favor on someone less deserving. I saw a … Continue Reading The CHF Articles: Grace Twists Braids