Sermon Archives
2014 – Today
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November 22, 2026 Christ the King Sunday
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
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October 11, 2026 Heritage Sunday
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
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Can You At Least Feel Pity for a Cow?
Jonah 3:10-4:11 and Matthew 20:1-16
Jonah’s Pity Plant and the Workers in the Vineyard
September 20, 2026
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
A Chip Off the Ol’ Rock
Matthew 16:13-20 and Isaiah 51:1-6
“You are Peter, and on this Rock I will build my Church”
August 23, 2026
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
The Ladder that Never Wobbles
Genesis 28:10-22
Jacob’s Stairway to Heaven
July 19, 2026
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Like Father, Like Son … Hopefully Like Jesus
Matthew 10:24-39
“The student is not above the Teacher…it is enough for the student to be like the Teacher”
June 21, 2026
Fathers’ Day
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Introducing… the Unknown God
Acts 17:16-34
Paul at the Areopogus
May 10, 2026
Mothers’ Day
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
God-Shaped Sheep Gate
John 10:1-10
“I AM the gate for the sheep”
April 26, 2026
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
The Great Donkey Shortage
Matthew 21:1-11; 26:30-50; 26:57-75
The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
March 29, 2026
Palm Sunday
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Anointed…Now Back to the Sheep
1 Samuel 16:1-13
Samuel Annoints David as King
March 15, 2026
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
But What About Second Adam?
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 and Matthew 4:1-11
The Fall of Adam and the Temptation of Christ
February 22, 2026
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
May the Lamb be with you
John 1:29-42
“Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world”
January 18, 2026
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Enchanting the Perilous
Isaiah 63: 7-9 and Matthew 2:13-23
The Slaughter of the Innocents
December 28, 2025 Yuletide Service
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
All Honor to the Humble King
Daniel 7: 1-3, 9-14 and Philippians 2:1-11
Apocalyptic Visions and Christ’s Kenosis
November 23, 2025 Christ the King Sunday
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Hand-Me-Down Tradition
Romans 11:13-24
Grafted on to the Root
October 12, 2025 Heritage Sunday
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
One Sheep Short of a Full Flock
Ezekiel 34:1-16 and Luke 15:1-10
Israel’s Shepherd and the Lost Sheep
September 14, 2025
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Humbly Earn the Honor
Luke 14:1, 7-15
Teaching about Banquet Seating
August 24, 2025
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
It Will Not Be Taken From Her
Luke 10:22-24, 38-42
Mary and Martha
July 20, 2025
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
You Are Not Your Demons
Isaiah 65:1-9 and Luke 8:26-39
A Legion of Demons into the Pigs
June 22, 2025
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Be a Deer, Make Your Bed
Acts 9:36-43
The Raising of Dorcas
May 11, 2025
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Beyond Doubt
Acts 5:27-32 and John 20:19-31
Doubting Touching Thomas
April 27, 2025
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
More than a Metaphor?!
Luke 2:41-52 and John 1:1-5, 9-14
“Didn’t you know I must be in my Father’s House?”
December 29, 2024
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
For Christ’s Sake
Exodus 16:1-4, 9-15 and John 6:24-35
Manna and the Bread of Life
August 4, 2024
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Hesychia & Sheepdogs of the Soul
Jeremiah 23:1-6 and Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
Bad Shepherds and the Good Shepherd
July 21, 2024
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
What’s the Point of Prophecy?
1 Samuel 3:1-21
“Here I am, for you called me.”
June 2, 2024
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Becoming the Temple
Acts 2:1-21 ; Ezekiel 37:1-14
Pentecost and the Valley of Dry Bones
May 19, 2024
Pentecost
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Salvation Being Held
Luke 2:22-40
Prophesy of Simeon and Anna
December 31, 2023
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Defilement, Dogs, and Dignity
Matthew 15:10-28
“Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
August 20, 2023
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Trampling Wild Waves
Matthew 14:22-33
Jesus Walks on Water (Peter too!)
August 13, 2023
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Swords!
Matthew 10:24-42 ; Romans 6:1-13
“I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.”
June 25, 2023
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Naming of Salvation
Luke 2:21 ; Colossians 2:1-13
the Circumcision of Christ, and of our hearts
January 1, 2023
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Hellfire, Heavenfire, & Thorny Grapes
Isaiah 5:1-17 and Luke 12: 49-56
August 14, 2022
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
God is Not a Machine
John 5: 1-18
May 22, 2022
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Spiritual Sight & Old Eyes
Psalm 73 and Luke 2: 41-52
January 2, 2022
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Something Worth Saying
Isaiah 6: 1-8 and John 1: 1-5, 9-14, 16-18
May 30, 2021
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Come and See
John 1: 35-51
January 17, 2021
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Herod the Immovable Rock
John 1: 1-5, 9-14 and Matthew 2: 13-22
January 12, 2020
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Humiliation or Humility
Sirach 10:12-18 and Luke 14: 1, 7-14
September 1, 2019
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Where’d God Go?
John 1: 1-5, 10-14 and Luke 2: 41-52
December 30, 2018
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Sought by an Exuberant God
Song of Solomon 2: 8-13 and James 1: 17-27
September 2, 2018
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
There’s Just Something About God
John 6: 24-35 and Ephesians 4: 1-14
August 5, 2018
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Created for Life
Wisdom of Solomon 1:11-16a; 2: 22-23 and Mark 5: 21-43
July 1, 2018
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Trinity/Memorial Sunday
Isaiah 6: 1-8 and Romans 8: 12-17
May 27, 2018
Trinity Sunday
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Field Hospital of the Soul
Mark 1: 21-28 and 1 Corinthians 8: 1-13
January 28, 2018
First Presbyterian Church, Hibbing MN
God: Just What We Always Wanted (To Be)
John 1: 1-14 and Hebrews 1: 1-12
December 25, 2017 Christmas Day
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Prepared to be Known
Matthew 25: 1-13
November 12, 2017
First Presbyterian Church, Hibbing MN
Humble, Happy Saints
Matthew 5: 1-12 and Revelation 7: 9-17
November 5, 2017
All Saints Sunday
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Thou Shalt Love
Matthew 22: 34-46
October 29, 2017
First Presbyterian Church, Hibbing MN
Holy Suffering
Romans 5: 1-8
June 18, 2017
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Is orthodoxy True?
Genesis 1: 1-2, 4a and Matthew 28: 16-20
June 11, 2017
Trinity Sunday
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Remembering With Unceasing Thanks
Luke 24: 44-53
May 28, 2017
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
The Eyes of the Heart
John 14: 15-21 and 1 Peter 3: 13-22
May 21, 2017
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Lent: Invitation into God’s Life & Love
John 3:1-17 and Romans 4: 1-5, 13-17
March 12, 2017
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
No, Bad God!
Micah 7: 1-10 and Luke 11: 29-30, 32; 12: 49-56
August 14, 2016
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Teach Us to Pray (Liturgically)
Luke 11: 1-13
The Lord’s Prayer
June 12, 2016
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Touchable Truth
John 20: 19-31
Thomas Pokes the Risen Christ
April 3, 2016
First Presbyterian Church, St. Cloud MN
Boy Jesus in the Temple
1 Samuel 2: 18-20, 26 and Luke 2: 41-52
The Boy “Lost” in the Temple
December 27, 2015 Yuletide Service
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Asking for the Wrong Thing
Isaiah 53: 4-12 and Mark 10: 35-45
“Let us sit with you, one at your right and one at your left”
October 18, 2015
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Trusting in the Unseen
1 Samuel 15:34 – 16:13 and 2 Corinthians 5: 6-17
David Annointed as King
June 14, 2015
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Temple Cleaning: Authority & Untamed Wisdom
John 2: 13-22 and 1 Corinthians 1: 18-25
Jesus Overturns Tables and the Wisdom of the Wise
March 8, 2015
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN
Baptism and Other Stuff That Doesn’t Make Sense
Isaiah 42: 1-9 and Matthew 3: 13-17
The Lord’s Servant and His Baptism
January 12, 2014
Baptism of the Lord
Hope Community Presbyterian Church, Virginia MN