Sermons by The Rev. Alex Shuttleworth (Page 17)
Aug. 24/25: The Miracle IS Jesus! Pt. 2: The Last Miracle
Even as Jesus dies, there is a miraculous reveal of who Jesus is. As he is revealed, the people are filled with awe and even the centurion testifies that he is the son of God.
The ripping of the curtain …
Aug. 17/18: The Miracle IS Jesus! Pt. I: The First Miracle
Technically, Christ’s conception is the first miracle. The first miracle, like the last, is one that humanly Christ could never have orchestrated.
His conception and birth, death, and resurrection reveal that he has power over more than nature and people …
Aug. 3/4: Jesus Heals Two Blind Men
Human incapacity and vulnerability is no barrier to the overwhelming grace of God. Again Jesus’ most specific of miracles reveals who he is as well as what he is like.
Readings from this service:
Isaiah 42: 14-16
Psalm 146: 7b-10…
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 …