Taylor Mertins

Is the Church supposed to make the world a better place? - Sermon on 1 Corinthians 3.1-9

Does Jesus really want us to love the sinner and hate the sin? Why is this such a popular thing for Christians to say?

A sermon on the current refugee crisis, church bathrooms, and women (not) speaking in church.

Why do Christians say things like "God Won't Give You More Than You Can Handle"?

Why do eight out of every ten Americans think "God Helps Those Who Help Themselves" is in the Bible? - Part 2 of our series on Dumb Things Christians Say

Does everything happen for a reason? Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham, recently said that he thinks God intervened to make Donald Trump president. Does God pull us along by strings like puppets? Do we have perfect freedom to act in this world?

Christmas Eve Sermon 2016

Sermon from the 4th Sunday of Advent on Doubt.

What does joy look like? How can experience Isaiah's vision of a joyful community in this life? And what can a 2 year-old child receiving communion teach us about joy?

What does peace look like? How can we find peace in this broken world? And what in the world does peace have to do with kidnapping Santa Claus?!

Advent sermon from 2014 on the call of Abraham.

A Thanksgiving Sermon on John 6.25-35 from 2013.

Thank God Jesus is not our President...

A old sermon on Psalm 112 and what is means to fear the Lord.

A sermon on Psalm 98 in response to the myriad of events from the last week: How can we sing a new song to the Lord when people on both sides of the political aisle are filled with anger, fear, and resentment?

What does it take to be a saint?

A lot of people think the world might end next week when either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton is elected to become the next president of the United States. Are these political pangs the beginning of the end? When will the apocalypse come to fruition? Here is an old sermon about "the end."

Sermon on 2 Thessalonians 1.1-4, 11-12; In a world full of competing narratives, what is the mission of the church?

As the nation nears the conclusion of the presidential election, countless Christians will vacillate between the "left" and the "right." Perhaps now more than ever, politics have consumed our daily lives and our churches. But Christians believe that Jesus is Lord... Here is the Christ the King sermon from 2013; a challenging reminder of who we are and whose we are during this election cycle.

Easter sermon on the earthquaking dimension of Jesus' resurrection.

Conclusion of the Confronting Controversy Series with the topic of Homosexuality. Is the practice of homosexuality incompatible with Christian teaching?

A sermon on the Good Samaritan based on an interaction in the church parking lot on the 5th of July.

Weekly Devotional on Genesis 32.28 and the topic of wrestling with God.

Another chapter in the Confronting Controversy Series on the subject of War. Can/Should Christians serve in the military? Do Christians have a problem with War?

Out of all the sermons I've posted online, "The Power of Words" has been the most popular. Over the last three years thousands of people have gone to the blog for this one particular sermon on the connections between the prophet Jeremiah and Dietrich Bonhoeffer.