Jordan Rimmer Sermons

Who do you Think you are: IN CHRIST

This is a sermon about our identity.  How do we look at ourselves?  I used a little character in a jar to talk about what it means that we are "in Christ."

Bitter Idols

I finish off the sermon series on stories of the Bible with the story of the Golden Calf from Exodus 32. I wrestle in this sermon with Idols today.  How do texts about idols speak to us today?  What does idolatry look like today?  What do we do about our idols?  I owe much in this sermon to Pastor Mark Driscoll and Pastor Timothy Keller.

The Woman at the Well Part 2- A Comparison with Nicodemus

Today I had a well and a bed up front as I compared the story of the woman at the well in John 4 with the story of Nicodemus in John 3.  I added at the conclusion to worship that we believe that Nicodemus does become a believer later, though I held onto that information during the sermon.

Woman at the Well: Alone at the Well

This is part 1 of 2 sermons on the woman at the well.  In this sermon, I try to open up our view of who this woman is and why she asks her question about worship.

In the Lion's Den

This sermon is about the story of Daniel in the Lion's Den from Daniel 6.  I also tie it into communion for the day.

A Wee Little Man

This sermon is on the all too familiar story of Zacchaeus.  The text is really about 2 conversations- one between Jesus and Zacchaeus, the other between Jesus and the crowd.  What can we learn from these conversations?

David and Goliath

This is a sermon to get past the "children's sermon knowledge" that many of us have of the the story of David and Goliath.  I read the entire passage from The Message and then look at the story from the perspective of Goliath.

Tingling Ears

This is the story of the call of Samuel.  Are we ready for God to do something that will make the ears of all who hear about it tingle?  Are we ready to boldly obey?

Lunch for a Bunch

Here I continue the summer of story series with the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000.  I was inspired by and borrowed at several points from Dr. Barnes now of Princeton Seminary who preached this text at the Festival of Homiletics.  Also included in the recording is my benediction.

The Flood Story- Rated PG-13

I seek in this sermon to get past the children's story of the flood and wrestle with it as adults.  How could God do this?  How could Noah follow God so faithfully when it was so difficult?

Calm in the Storm

Today, in our summer of story series, we look at Jesus calming the storm.  Such a fun and intriguing story.

Mary and Martha

This Sunday (June 2) I did short homilies instead of one longer sermon.  In this first sermon, I looked at the story of Mary and Martha and what we can learn from them.

The Power of Story

This Sunday (June 2) I did short homilies instead of one longer sermon.  In this first sermon, I introduce the importance of story by looking at Nathan's story to David after his actions to marry Bathsheba.

What We Believe (and why its important): End Times

Put your thinking caps on.  We are looking at the deep truths of our faith and why they are important to our personal faith as well as our church.  We will also be reading from the Westminster faith documents.  In this final sermon I deal with issues related to end times.

What We Believe (and why its important): Salvation

Put your thinking caps on.  We are looking at the deep truths of our faith and why they are important to our personal faith as well as our church.  We will also be reading from the Westminster faith documents. This sermon is about salvation and one of my favorite Biblical images of salvation--adoption.

What We Believe (and why its important): The Holy Spirit

Put your thinking caps on.  We are looking at the deep truths of our faith and why they are important to our personal faith as well as our church.  We will also be reading from the Westminster faith documents. This sermon is on the Holy Spirit.

The Mediator: A Parable

This is a parable meant to show Jesus' relationship to God the Father, the incarnation, the dual nature of Christ, and Jesus as the perfect mediator.  Heavy topics but more accessible in story form.  I hope it sparks some thoughts for you. I had recorder problems on my sermon so this story is what I could post.

What We Believe (and why its important)

Put your thinking caps on.  We are looking at the deep truths of our faith and why they are important to our personal faith as well as our church.  We will also be reading from the Westminster faith documents.

Out of the Past

This is a sermon on Peter being reinstated by Jesus.  I say three things- Jesus undoes Peter's past.  Jesus calls Peter to a future of serving others.  Finally, Jesus calls Peter to sacrifice for God. I think that God says these same things to us today.  We need to hear this so badly because so many of us hang on to shame and think we are not worthy of joy in our lives.

The Freedom of Self-Forgetfullness

This is a stand-alone sermon I did based on Timothy Keller's work called The Freedom of Self-Forgetfullness.  This is a book/sermon that I read in the Fall that I have been thinking a lot about.  It was an honor to take it and make it my own for my people.  I think these are some very important ideas and I hope they really mess with you.

Jesus in the Book of Ruth

  This sermon wraps up my series on the book of Ruth.  It was preached for Palm Sunday.  The big question that the people are asking when Jesus comes into town is- Who is this?  I look at several characterstic of who Jesus reveal Himself to be on Palm Sunday.  I then look back to see those same traits portrayed in the book of Ruth.  Finally, I look ahead to see those traits at the crucifixion.

Lessons from the Book of Ruth

Having gone through the book of Ruth chapter by chapter, I now turn my attention to lessons from the book of Ruth.  Ruth has so much depth and such great characters that there was a lot I could not talk about on the first pass through.  In this sermon, I talk about grace and how grace changes everything for us.

Redeeming Ruth Part 4

The book of Ruth is so much more than a really old and beautiful love story.  It is a story of survival and loyal friendship.  Ultimately it asks the question--"Where is God when we are hurting?"  Is God a bully, or is God a loyal friend and redeemer? Here we explore chapter 4 and the conclusion to the story.

Redeeming Ruth Part 3

  The book of Ruth is so much more than a really old and beautiful love story.  It is a story of survival and loyal friendship.  Ultimately it asks the question--"Where is God when we are hurting?"  Is God a bully, or is God a loyal friend and redeemer? This is a sermon that was not meant for podcasts but was really focused on the people in the pews.  I used a video and then went right into communion.  The sacrament really worked as my conclusion to the sermon.  I wrote the communion liturgy from the book of Ruth.  It worked very well in worship but did not come acrosss well in the recording.  The volume was different as I moved to play the movie and then to the communion table.  It worked in person, though, and only makes sense together so I have left it all in the audio recording.  If you want to watch the video for yourself, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naRCfl8oCos.

Redeeming Ruth Part 2

  The book of Ruth is so much more than a really old and beautiful love story.  It is a story of survival and loyal friendship.  Ultimately it asks the question--"Where is God when we are hurting?"  Is God a bully, or is God a loyal friend and redeemer?  Here we wrestle with the second chapter and ponder how we can get through difficult times in our lives.

Redeeming Ruth Part 1

For Lent I am preaching through the book of Ruth.  This is so much more than a really old and beautiful love story.  It is a story of survival and loyal friendship.  Ultimately it asks the question--"Where is God when we are hurting?"  Is God a bully, or is God a loyal friend and redeemer? This first chapter sets the stage for the book and invites us to feel the emotions and the danger of these widowed women.