March 30, 2015 @ 4:58 pm

The Symbolism of Palm Sunday

When Jesus comes into Jerusalem on what we call Palm Sunday He is actually walking into a ton imagery and expectation. As we begin to see all of this symbolism we begin to have a richer understanding of what happens on the rest of Holy Week.

March 23, 2015 @ 2:12 pm

The Symbol of the Cross

In this sermon I develop the symbol of the cross. How could this "emblem of suffering and shame" become such a symbol of hope and power? I also talk about different types of crosses, the motion of crossing yourself or doing the sign of the cross, and the idea of carrying your own cross. I reference a Powerpoint slide that is posted here.

March 17, 2015 @ 12:22 am

A Eunuch’s Reading List

In Acts 8 Philip talks to the Ethiopian eunuch about the good news of Jesus based on the passage from Isaiah 53 that the eunuch is reading. This sermon looks at that same chapter to find Jesus in it.