Pastor Taylor Shippy's Sermons

Pastor Taylor Shippy - John 20:11-18 It is Easter Sunday, yet how often do we take the time to respond like the original witnesses of the resurrection did. In John's Gospel, we notice that their disposition towards the perplexing scene at the tomb is a bit different than our festivities on Easter Sunday today. The Gospel of John zooms in and looks at specifically the response of Mary Magdalene and...

Pastor Taylor Shippy - Matthew 21:1-11  It is Palm Sunday this morning. The annual church calendar holiday commemorating Christ's entrance into Jerusalem kickstarting Holy Week. In the Gospel of Matthew, the populous of Jerusalem are noted as being unaware of who has just entered their city. "Who is this?" they ask the crowds parading in with Jesus. A critical question for those shouting "Hos...

Pastor Taylor Shippy - John 14:18-27 In our final sermon in our series "From Fear to Faith," we explore a familiar scene in the Upper Room between Jesus and His disciples. Jesus has announced that He will be departing from them, and the disciples are understandably a bit concerned and scared about the prospect of facing the world alone with Jesus' physical presence beside them. Pastor Taylor elabo...

Pastor Taylor Shippy - Mark 5:21-24, 35-43 This is part four of a five part sermon series entitled "From Fear to Faith." This week we return to Mark 5 to explore the other story taking place in-and-around the story we looked at last time. We see the fear but also the faith of a distraught parent. By looking closer into this story, we recognize the ebb and flow of situations that may arise in our l...

Pastor Taylor Shippy - Mark 5:25-34 This is part three of a five part sermon series entitled "From Fear to Faith." In this short narrative from the Gospel of Mark, Pastor Taylor explores the story of a courageous unnamed woman's faith and her risk to experience healing from Jesus. When it comes to having faith in Christ, there is an adherent 'risk factor,' and this story teaches us that those who...

Pastor Taylor Shippy - 2 Kings 6:8-17 This is part two of a five-part sermon series entitled "From Fear to Faith" where we are exploring what it means to have faith during our battles with fear. In this sermon, Pastor Taylor explores a familiar yet remarkable story in the Old Testament where a prophet asks God to gives his companion the grace to see the protection of God around them. The juxtaposi...

Pastor Taylor Shippy - Psalm 56 In part one of a five part sermon series entitled "From Fear to Faith," we dive into one of the many psalms of David that speaks to us during times of fear. David's turbulent season of being on the run as a fugitive from King Saul is the backdrop of Psalm 56. Pastor Taylor explores this song of David during a time when he was surrounded by "enemies" that caused him...

Pastor Taylor Shippy - Mark 9:2-8  Today is "Transfiguration Sunday" where the church reads and meditates on the story of Jesus journeying atop a mountain with three of His disciples for a special unveiling of His identity as the Son of God. Pastor Taylor explores this text and focuses on the divine voice's command to the disciples to listen to the one who was just been transfigured before th...

Pastor Taylor Shippy - Mark 8:34-9:1 This is the final sermon of a five-part sermon series "#Jesus: Learning to Follow Christ." If you boiled this entire sermon series down to one phrase, it would be: "Be Like Jesus." That is what it means to follow Jesus. But if you are to "Be Like Jesus" that includes suffering and surrendering just as He did. Jesus turns His eyes towards Calvary in the Gospel o...

Pastor Taylor Shippy - Luke 7:18-23 This is the fourth sermon of a five-part sermon series entitled "#Jesus: Learning to Follow Christ." This week a notable person in the New Testament has a question for the Lord Jesus Christ, "Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” (cf. 7:19). Pastor Taylor explores the theological significance of this question along with inviting us to ex...

Pastor Taylor Shippy - Matthew 4:12-22 The first of a five-part sermon series entitled "#Jesus: Learning to Follow Christ." This sermon explores the initial launching point for Christ's earthly ministry along with Jesus calling His first disciples. The writer of the Gospel Matthew highlights the significance of where Jesus decides to start His ministry, namely the region of Galilee. Pastor Taylor...

Pastor Taylor Shippy - Matthew 14:22-33 This is third in a five-part sermon series entitled "#Jesus: Learning to Follow Christ." In one of the most extraordinary tales in all four Gospels, we find Jesus coming to rescue the tormented seafaring disciples by walking atop the waters. To add to this amazing scene is the inclusion in Matthew's Gospel of Peter being allowed an opportunity to walk on wat...

Pastor Taylor Shippy - Mark 6:7-13, 30-44 This is the second of a five-part sermon series entitled "#Jesus: Learning to Follow Christ." This week we dive into a two-parter story. The disciples are sent out empowered by Christ to imitate the ministry they have visited Him previously doing. Once they return to Jesus, they seek a desolate destination to rest; however, Jesus has compassion on the impe...