Sermons by The Rev. Ben Hughes (Page 3)
Good Friday 2024
Rev. Ben delivers an insightful and powerful Good Friday message.…
March 24: Palm Sunday
Mark’s passion narrative shows us that even at the cross Jesus is not a powerless victim, but a conquering King.
Readings from this service:
Isaiah 52: 13-53: 12
Psalm 22: 1-11
Mark 15: 1-39…
Mar. 10: Christ the High Priest
The New Covenant secured by Christ offers newfound innocence, real connection, and a renewed heart for all who will have Him.
Readings from this service:
Hebrews 8: 1-13
Jeremiah 31: 31-34
Psalm 89: 30-37
Luke 22: 14-20…
Feb. 25: Christ as Melchizedek
Hebrews 7 proclaims that Christ’s priesthood is more foundational, more authoritative, and more lasting any other. He alone has the power to transform our view of God and God’s view of us.
Readings from this service:
Genesis 14: 18-20
Hebrews …
Feb. 11: Christ: The Solid Meal
Hebrews 6 features a stern warning against the peril of abandoning Christ. Ironically, this difficult word is one of the ways that God brings safety and assurance to unbelieving hearts.
Readings from this service:
Hebrews 5:11–6:12
Psalm 131
John 15: …
Jan. 28: Christ: The Sabbath Rest & Judge
In Christ we look forward to a great homecoming and a true Sabbath rest. Hebrews 4 exhorts us to abide in Christ through faith so that we can enter it.
Readings from this service:
Hebrews 4: 1-13
Psalm 95: 6-11…
Dec. 31: Simeon & Anna
The old man Simeon meets the infant Christ and finds in Him the fulfillment of his deepest hopes. Christmas is an invitation for us to do the same.
Readings from this service:
Leviticus 12: 6-8
Isaiah 60: 1-3
Luke 2: …
Dec. 17: Hannah & Mary
Before Jesus was even born, his mother Mary understood that His coming would invert the order of the World and offer new hope for sinners and sufferers.
Readings from this service:
1 Samuel 2: 1-10
Psalm 34: 1-8
Luke 1: …
Dec. 3: Zechariah
Zechariah’s story shows how human fickleness can’t spoil God’s sovereign purpose to shatter hopelessness and replace it with joy.
Readings from this service:
Malachi 4: 1-6
Psalm 80: 1-3
Luke 1: 5-25…
Nov. 19: The City of God
John’s vision of the New Jerusalem shows us that Christ has prepared a future full of community, divine proximity, and glory for all who will have him.
Readings from this service:
Revelation 21: 9-27
Psalm 84: 1-4
Luke 19: 41-48…
