Sermon for Sunday, July 31st, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Jos 2:1-24 ESV] 1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent two men secretly from Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” And they went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name …
Sermon on Joshua 2:1-24 – “A Sinner Saved through Faith” Read More »
Sermon for Sunday Evening, July 24th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Scripture reading: [Act 8:26-40 ESV] 26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. 27 And he rose …
Sermon on Acts 8:26-40 – “Philip the Evangelist” Read More »
Sermon for Sunday, July 24th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Jos 1:10-18 ESV] 10 And Joshua commanded the officers of the people, 11 “Pass through the midst of the camp and command the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you are to pass over this Jordan …
Sermon on Joshua 1:10-18 – “The People’s Promise” Read More »
[I’ve recently received some copies of letters of Dr. Gordon H. Clark from the collection of Howard Long. These are the first new letters to have come to light in a few years. The total number of letters known is now somewhere around 935. As many are interested in Dr. Clark’s views on science, I …
Sermon for Great Lakes Presbytery Camp, Friday Evening, July 8, 2022 and modified for Sunday, July 17, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament Reading: [Psa 16:5-11 ESV] 5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. 6 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; …
Sermon for Sunday, July 3rd, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Jos 1:1-9 ESV] 1 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, …
Sermon for Sunday Evening, June 26th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Scripture reading: [Act 8:9-25 ESV] 9 But there was a man named Simon, who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was somebody great. 10 They all paid attention to …
Sermon on Acts 8:9-25 – “Simon, Saved or Unsaved?” Read More »
Sermon for Sunday, June 26th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Psa 111:1-10 ESV] 1 Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation. 2 Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all …
Sermon for Sunday, June 19th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Pro 8:1-36 ESV] 1 Does not wisdom call? Does not understanding raise her voice? 2 On the heights beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; 3 beside the gates in front of the town, at …
Sermon on Proverbs 8:10-12 – “The Virtue of Prudence” Read More »
Sermon for Sunday, June 12th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Deu 15:7-11 ESV] 7 “If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or shut …
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 16:14 – “The Virtue of Charity” Read More »
Sermon for Sunday, June 5th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Pro 18:1-12 ESV] 1 Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment. 2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. 3 When wickedness comes, contempt comes …
Sermon on 1 Peter 5:5-7 – “The Virtue of Humility” Read More »
Sermon for Sunday, May 29th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Pro 15:16-33 ESV] 16 Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble with it. 17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with …
Sermon on James 5:13-20 – “Instructions for Life’s Ups and Downs” Read More »
Sermon for Sunday Evening, May 22nd, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Scripture reading: [Act 6:8-15 ESV] 8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. 9 Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and …
Sermon on Acts 6:8 – 7:60 – “The Martyr Stephen” Read More »
Sermon for Sunday, May 22nd, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Psa 37:1-11 ESV] 1 Of David. Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! 2 For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. 3 Trust in the LORD, and …
Sermon for Sunday, May 15th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Jer 9:23-26 ESV] 23 Thus says the LORD: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, 24 but let …
Sermon for Sunday, May 8th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Pro 27:1-10 ESV] 1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. 2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips. 3 A …
I recently preached a sermon on “The Pews are Free.” There I mentioned the old (and rather unfortunate) practice of selling or renting pews to fund a church. Now in my recent digging through old documents I found this 1833 Indenture from my neighboring Presbyterian Church (Westtown, NY). I’m told these are fairly common, but …
Sermon for Sunday, May 1st, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Mal 3:6-15 ESV] 6 “For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. 7 From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept …
Sermon for Sunday, April 17th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament Reading [Psa 16:1-11 ESV] 1 A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. 2 I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” 3 As for …
Sermon on Luke 24:1-49 – “Reactions to the Resurrection” Read More »
Sermon for Friday, April 15th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Scripture reading: [1Co 2:1-5 ESV] 1 And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. 2 For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ …
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 – “Near the Cross” Read More »
Sermon for Sunday, April 10th, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Zec 9:9-13 ESV] 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, …
Sermon on Luke 19:28-40 – “Upon the Triumphal Entry” Read More »
Sermon for Sunday, April 3rd, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Psa 39:1-13 ESV] 1 To the choirmaster: to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, so long …
Scripture reading: [Act 6:1-7 ESV] 1 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. 2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we …
