Sermons by The Rev. Alex Shuttleworth (Page 17)
July 27/28: Jesus Feeds 4000
We can be slow to learn. Sometimes we need to see more than one miracle. We can convince ourselves that great things never really happened and before they happen it is impossible for us to comprehend how God will do …
July 13/14: Jesus Walks On Wter and So Does Peter … a Bit!
In the previous sermon, the disciples are, in some small way, involved in it’s execution. Again Jesus demonstrates his sovereignty over all creation and in some faltering way Peter joins in.
Readings from this service:
Isaiah 43: 10-16
Psalm 116: …
June 15/16: Jesus Calms the Storm
Rev. Alex begins our new series, Reveal: The Miracles of Jesus, this week. The purpose of the miracles is to reveal Jesus as the sovereign Lord over all things and the unique giver of salvation.
Jesus demonstrates complete authority over …
Abundant Response
Even those in poverty give. But not out of command, rather out of love. Just as Jesus became poor for us to be rich, we can respond with our riches for the poor. This is a practical necessity for evangelism—paying …
Abundant Blessing
Abundant blessing flows from abundant redemption. The question for the people of God is how to respond.
Readings from this service:
Acts 2: 38-47
Psalm 134
John 10: 10b-11…
Abundant Redemption
In reality we responded to God’s abundant creation with nothing better than abundant sin. But God is yet more abundant, even giving his own life in exchange for ours. The language of redemption and ransom are both monetary images. Mark …
Abundant Creation
The first sermon of our 2018 series focusing on the Gospel and money, Abundance: The Overflow of God’s Blessings. Genesis contrasts nothingness with abundance. Man, made in God’s image, is given stewardship over it all. A classic stewardship talk …
