Sermons

Finishing Well

2 Timothy 4:1-8 The starting gun for the New York City Marathon fired on Sunday of this week as runners from around the world began the 26.2-mile race through the streets of the five boroughs. Some of the runners left the starting line in search of the prize while others will consider a respectable finish …

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Leaving a Legacy

What is it you PLAN to do with your one wild and precious life? 2 Kings 2:1-12; 2 Timothy 3:10-17 As we’ve been moving through this series titled “One Life,” one of the questions we’ve been focusing on is based on that quote by poet Mary Oliver which we have posted on one of the …

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A Godly Life

The Christian life can sometimes look like a hockey fight, but godliness is the goal! 1 Timothy 6:6-10; 2 Timothy 3:1-9 It’s no secret to my congregation that I am a fan of my hometown Pittsburgh sports teams. Even though we’ve been living out west for 15 years, it’s an indicator that the old Pittsburgh …

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A God Approved Life

2 Timothy 2:1-26 With two teenagers in our house we’ve been talking a lot about driver’s licenses lately. It’s one of the rite of passages from childhood to adulthood in American culture: Navigating the soul-numbing process of going down to the DMV, taking the written test, of course, followed by the driving test with that …

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A Gifted Life

First sermon in the new series, “One Life.” 2 Timothy 1:1-13 Right after I graduated from seminary, Jennifer and I took some time to work at a camp in Wisconsin before heading off to our first pastoral appointment. Honey Rock is Wheaton College’s outdoor center, and we went up there for the winter season to …

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