Sermons by The Rev. Alex Shuttleworth (Page 12)
Jan. 17: You’re Not Good Enough
Satan wants us to believe that it’s down to us to earn our own way to God and that our sin might be too great for grace. He loves us to compare ourselves to other believers unfavorably, become discouraged, give …
Jan 10: We Need to Get Back to Normal
Rev. Alex begins our new sermon series, 6 Lies of Satan (and why we believe them) this week.
God never calls us to stay put in comfort, but to follow him. Were the good old days really all that good …
Christmas Eve Homily: Rev. Alex
Rev. Alex fills in for Rev. Ben Wulpi who was unable to attend at the last minute. He gives a short talk on Rev. Ben’s main points about Luke 2: 1-7.…
Dec. 20: All About Jesus
John lived to exalt Jesus, and sought His glory above all else. To prepare the way for the Lord in our lies and in the world, we must take on the same attitude.
Readings from this service:
Titus 2: 11-14…
Dec. 13: The Testimony
In week three of our Advent series, John testifies to Jesus as the Christ, the Lamb of God, and always points people toward Him. How is your life pointing people toward Jesus? How does God call you to testify?
Readings …
Dec. 6: Repent!
Rev. Alex continues in week two of our Advent series. This week’s sermon, Repent, John does not mince words and shows us how to prepare the way for the Lord: by repentance.
Readings from this service:
Romans 2: 1-5
Psalm …
Nov. 22: Faith & Suffering, Pt. 2
In the final sermon of our James series, James moves on to talk about some practical things we can do in suffering, especially in prayer. Sometimes people say that offering to pray is not enough, or is just the least …
Nov. 15: Faith & Suffering, Pt. 1
The end of James deals especially with the question of suffering. His first call is to patience, placing present suffering into a longer and bigger context.
Readings from this service:
James 5: 7-12
Psalm 37: 7-9
Matthew 10: 16-22…
Oct. 25: Double Faith
Little words might seem insignificant but ultimately we are either for or against God. What we say reveals where our hearts are.
We can’t use our mouths both for and against God (otherwise our hearts would be equally divided.) In …
Oct. 11: Rich in Faith
It is easy for us to look at people and things with worldly eyesight, but this can lead to discrimination and judgement.
Real wealth is to be faithful and real judgement is to show mercy.
Readings from this service:
James …
