Bellefonte Presbyterian Church – Sermons

Mark 3:7-35 7  Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea  8  and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him.  9  And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him,  10  for he had healed many, s...

Mark 2:18-3:6 18  Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, “Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?”  19  And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.  20  The days will come when th...

40  And a leper came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, “If you will, you can make me clean.”  41  Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, “I will; be clean.”  42  And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean.  43  And Jesus sternly charged him and sent him away at once,  44  and said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but...

16  Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.  17  And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”  18  And immediately they left their nets and followed him.  19  And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat me...

1  The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2  As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face,     who will prepare your way, 3  the voice of one crying in the wilderness:     ‘Prepare the way of the Lord,     make his paths straight,’” 4  John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgivenes...

Israel Crosses the Jordan 3  Then Joshua rose early in the morning and they set out from Shittim. And they came to the Jordan, he and all the people of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.  2  At the end of three days the officers went through the camp  3  and commanded the people, “As soon as you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God being carried by the Levitical priests,...

55  “Come, everyone who thirsts,     come to the waters; and he who has no money,     come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk     without money and without price. 2  Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,     and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,     and delight yourselves in rich food. 3  Incline your ear, and come to m...

Christmas Eve Homily Isaiah 9:6-7 For to us a child is born,     to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon[ a ] his shoulder,     and his name shall be called[ b ] Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,     Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7  Of the increase of his government and of peace     there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom,     to establish it and to u...

1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. 2  Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,     and cry to her that her warfare[ a ] is ended,     that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord's hand     double for all her sins. 3  A voice cries:[ b ] “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;     make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4  Every valley shall be lifted up,...

6  The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,     and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together;     and a little child shall lead them. 7  The cow and the bear shall graze;     their young shall lie down together;     and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8  The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra,     and the weaned chil...

5  Thus says God, the Lord,     who created the heavens and stretched them out,     who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it     and spirit to those who walk in it: 6  “I am the Lord; I have called you[ a ] in righteousness;     I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people,     a light for the nations, 7      to...

42  Behold my servant, whom I uphold,     my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him;     he will bring forth justice to the nations. 2  He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice,     or make it heard in the street; 3  a bruised reed he will not break,     and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;     he will faithfully bring forth justice. 4  He will not grow faint o...

10  I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity.  11  Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.  12  I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and ...

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael 43  The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.” 44  Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.  45  Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” 46  “Nazareth! Can anything g...

Ruth 4:13-22 (NIV) 13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When he made love to her, the Lord enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. 14 The women said to Naomi: “Praise be to the Lord, who this day has not left you without a guardian-redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel! 15 He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves...

1 Now Boaz had gone up to the gate and sat down there. And behold, the redeemer, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. So Boaz said, “Turn aside, friend; sit down here.” And he turned aside and sat down.  2  And he took ten men of the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down.  3  Then he said to the redeemer, “Naomi, who has come back from the country of Moab, is selling the parc...

1  Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?  2  Is not Boaz our relative, with whose young women you were? See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor.  3  Wash therefore and anoint yourself, and put on your cloak and go down to the threshing floor, but do not make yourself known to the man until he has fin...

Ruth 2:1-23

We lost this sermon due to technical difficulties. We may re-record it though.

Ruth 1:6-18 (ESV) - 6  Then she arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the fields of Moab that the Lord had visited his people and given them food.  7  So she set out from the place where she was with her two daughters-in-law, and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.  8  But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each o...

Luke 9:43-56 (ESV) – 43  And all were astonished at the majesty of God. But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples,  44  “Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”  45  But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, so that they might not perceive it. And they were af...

Ruth 1:1-5 1  In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab. 2  The man’s name was Elimelek, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to Moab and lived there. 3 ...

Psalm 116:10-19 I trusted in the Lord when I said,     “I am greatly afflicted”; 11 in my alarm I said,     “Everyone is a liar.” 12 What shall I return to the Lord     for all his goodness to me? 13 I will lift up the cup of salvation     and call on the name of the Lord. 14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord     in the presence of all his people. 15 Precious in the sight of the Lord     is the d...

Job 42:1-6 1 Then Job replied to the Lord: 2 “I know that you can do all things;     no purpose of yours can be thwarted. 3 You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’     Surely I spoke of things I did not understand,     things too wonderful for me to know. 4 “You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak;     I will question you,     and you shall answer me.’ 5 My ears had hear...

Psalm 88 – A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. 1  O Lord, God of my salvation,     I cry out day and night before you. 2  Let my prayer come before you;     incline your ear to my cry! 3  For my soul is full of troubles,     and my life draws near to Sheol. 4  I am counted among those who go down to the pit;     ...