Sermons From Albertville

Guilt is one of those things that can really cripple your life and remove all reason for joy.   This message is about the nature of guilt and God's answer to it.  

Christians imagine that it is so very difficult and complicated to live the life of a Christian in the world,   but it's not really that complicated.  This sermon lays out 5 simple rules that Jesus gave his disciples when he sent them out on a little mission trip. 

The world in which we live has a a certain artificial quality about it.  We are moved to pour our passions into things that ultimately do not matter;  to invest our love in  that which does not deserve such attention; to fix our hopes on things that cannot really deliver.   After a few decades of this, many find themselves coming to the conclusion that there must be something more.    There is.   

This sermon which recalls that time when Jesus disciples were in a boat with him and found themselves in the midst of a ferocious storm.  It explores fear and offers the way to over come it. 

What if, we had a pair of glasses that help us to see things that are real but heretofore unseen?  The Lord actually gives us something like that.  

After Adam and Eve Consumed the forbidden fruit,  God asked Adam a most intriguing question:  "Who told you, that you were naked?"  It seems to have no apparent answer, but there actually is.   

As he corrects the pharisees,  Jesus explains what the Sabbath is really about. 

The way we think, the way we feel, and what we believe is often heavily influenced by indoctrination of all kinds;  especially since the advent of social media.   One of the reasons that our country is so heavily divided at present is because of indoctrination.    Not only does indoctrination separate people from people,  but also people from God.  A person can be so overcome by the various doctri...

We find it difficult to be truthful to ourselves.   If we are ever going to be saved,  telling ourselves and God the truth is of great importance.   This is why Jesus sent us what he calls  "the Spirit of Truth"   For he will guid us on the journey into  the truth. 

This sermon is based on Ephesians  1:15-23  which describes how we Christians are more than meets the eye.  

People mocked, whipped, and called for Jesus death because they didn't know he was the son of God.  In a similar way, the world does not know we who are called the Children of God by faith. 

We are like Thomas during the week that followed Easter.   He didn't get to see him.  Eventually, Jesus came to show himself to Thomas too.   Eventually, Jesus will return to show himself to all of us as well.  But what about the mean time?  How we can we believe if we don't see.   Jesus explained to Thomas what he has for us.   He has made it possible for us to believe even though we have yet to...

The Stone has been rolled away,  but sometimes we roll our own stones over the hole to prevent the risen Christ from influencing our lives.  This sermon explores the difficulty of the women who first visited the tomb to understand and accept his resurrection as well as our own. 

This sermon was offered on Palm Sunday and describes how Jesus humbled himself.  The surprising twist is that we are free to be humble because he was humble. 

A sermon based not Ephesians 2:1-10  which begins by saying  "You were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked ....."   

This sermon offers a personal take on 1 Corinthians 1:18  Which says  "The word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God."   

For as long as we can recall,  we have been told that we have a one of two choices:  we can either be a pessimist or and optimist.   But there's actually a third way.   This sermon expands on this.   Genesis 22:1-18,   James 1:12-18.   

When Jesus was gloriously transfigured before his disciples.   Peter wanted to preserve the moment and remain there.   Like Peter,  we would very much like our life with Jesus to be a mountain top experience 24-7.  Truth is, however,  followers of christ suffer the same earthly troubles that all people do and sometimes more.  This sermon explains why.  

Nothing in the history of the world has had more influence on human society than than the mobile phone.   They offer so many answers and do so instantly.    But they fall short of answering life's most important questions. 

There are times when you might not feel like yourself.  Most often,  the reason for this is you're suffering some form of evil in body or mind or society.  In the Lord's prayer we pray "Deliver us from evil."   God does that through his Son Jesus.   In Mark 1:21-28 we see restoring a man to himself at the synagogue in Capernaum.  

The world is passing away, but in Christ God has given us eternity.   This raises the question: where should the focus of life be? 

Through a distressed woman named Hannah and young boy named Samuel,  God revealed and carried out a momentous change in all of Israel.     Just when seems that all is lost,  God takes action in the most surprising ways. 

When Jesus entered the sinful world, the sinful world was convulsed.  This is most evident in an egotistical man known as Herod the Great.  When the Wisemen came asking about a new king,  Herod was enraged for fear of losing his power and so he aimed to kill Jesus.  A similar thing happens when Jesus enters the life a person,  there is resistance for fear of losing the self.   But not all thee wor...

This New Year Sermon talks about how to look at the future and not be afraid. 

The coming of Jesus  as described in Isaiah 61