Sermons by The Rev. Alex Shuttleworth (Page 12)
Mar. 14: The Rejected Servant
God’s plan of salvation is brought about by unusual means. The Servant is unattractive, despised, rejected, and yet he brings about the cleansing of the nations. Isaiah hints how this brutal and inglorious ministry is a reflection of the heavenly …
Mar. 7: The Obedient Servant
In week three of our Lent series, the path of the Servant becomes clear: He is one who suffers in order to sustain and comfort others. He is one whose face is set like flint toward a higher purpose and …
Feb. 14: It’s Not That Urgent
This is a clever lie because you accept the truth to some extent, but are deceived into thinking you can deal with it tomorrow.
Delayed obedience is disobedience. When we trust this lie we reveal that our convenience rules us …
Feb. 7: Be Spiritual, Just Not Religious
This lie equates spirituality with Christianity and encourages an individualist view of faith. It also mischaracterizes church as a ceremonial place of rituals and rules, not an assembly of disciples. The value of the body is ignored (where we encourage …
Jan. 31: God Doesn’t Care About That
Satan wants to disrupt our relationship with God getting us to believe that we can’t pray about certain things because they are too insignificant or too selfish etc. He also wants to undermine our trust in God’s word and either …
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 …
