Sermons by The Rev. Ben Hughes (Page 4)
Dec. 18: Be Saved
Jesus’ birth fulfills Isaiah’s Immanuel prophecy, showing that God’s promises never fail.
Readings from this service:
Isaiah 7: 10-17
Psalm 24: 7-10
Matthew 1: 18-25…
Dec. 4: Be Prepared
John the Baptist’s radical message of repentance offers a hard, but hopeful prelude to redemption.
Readings from this service:
Isaiah 11: 1-10
Psalm 72: 1-2
Matthew 3: 1-12…
Nov. 27: Be Ready
Since “no one knows the day of the hour” when Jesus will return, those who would follow him must ready themselves with hearts rooted in grace.
Readings from this service:
Isaiah 2: 1-5
Psalm 122: 1, 5-7
Matthew 24: 29-31, …
Nov. 6: Beyond Healing
Through Jesus, God has fulfilled his promise to pour out his Spirit on all people and create oases of hope in dark times.
Readings from this service:
Joel 2: 28-32
Acts 2: 16-21
Psalm 116: 4-7
John 14: 15-17…
Oct. 23: Repentance, Rescue, Renewal & Restoration
God’s promise to restore Israel after the locust plague anticipates the greater restoration that God’s people share in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Readings from this service:
Joel 2: 18-27
Psalm 126: 1-6
Luke 4: 16-21…
Oct. 9: Inescapable Crisis, Unattainable Hope
God wages war against his own people to humble them. He afflicts in order that they might return to him and find life.
Readings from this service:
Joel 2: 10-14
Psalm 86: 12-17
Matthew 24: 29-31…
Sept. 18: Cascading Crises
The prophet Joel models a pattern of Lament that is comprehensive, communal, and Christ-centered.
Readings from this service;
Joel 1: 1-14
Psalm 28: 1-3, 10
Luke 18: 1-8…
Sept. 4: Jesus Heals Two Blind Men
Rev. Ben concludes our summer series this week. The same Jesus who showed his compassion to two blind men outside Jericho reaches out with a tender heart toward sinners and sufferers today.
Readings from this service:
2 Samuel 7: 12-17…
Aug. 21: Jesus Heals Many & Hardly Any at All
Matthew urges us to repent of our pride so that we can see and marvel at Jesus with fresh eyes.
Readings from this service:
Matthew 13: 53-58
Psalm 103: 8-17
Matthew 15: 29-31…
July 24: Jesus Heals Two Daughters
Jesus responds with generous grace and healing power to those who interrupt him . Like the synagogue ruler and the sick woman, we are invited to presume upon him.
Readings from this service:
Revelation 21: 1-4
Psalm 145: 17-21
Matthew …
