Advent - Hope and Promise

Advent 4 - Knowing and Acting on God's Call

A sermon for Oxford Baptist Church on the Fourth Sunday of Advent. What do we learn from Mary as she is called by God?

Advent - Hope and Promise

A sermon for Oxford Baptist Church on the Third Sunday of Advent 2020. May we embody the promises and glimpses of hope, even as we away the full fulfillment of hope God promises.

Advent 2 - Anxiety and Hope

A sermon for Oxford Baptist Church for the Second Sunday of Advent. Today we look at John and how he might show us how to meet the Lord in the wilderness that is 2020. If you find my cultural references funny, here are a few squares for your bingo card: Video Game, culture, Dallas Cowboys, strategy, Mike Tyson, lunch, Carolina Panthers, Margins, leadership, organization, lunch, Nintendo, punched in the mouth, "We don't do things like that here"

Advent 1 - Prophecy and Fear

A sermon for Oxford Baptist Church on the First Sunday of Advent 2020. Scriptures: Mark 13.24-37, Isaiah 64.1-9

Leadership Lessons from Moses for COVID-19

This is a devotional offered to the deacons at their meeting on Sunday, March 15th, 2020. They met to discuss the church's actions related to the COVID-19 virus. It turns out, Moses is helpful on this one.