Sermons from August 2025
Broken Cisterns, Living Streams (Jeremiah 2:4-13)
There’s a restaurant I really enjoy, one of those all-you-can-eat buffets. You walk in and the choice is overwhelming—counters full of food, the smell of things freshly cooked, and the knowledge that you can go back as many times as you like. It’s abundance on display. Imagine, then, leaving all that behind, slipping out of the door, and rooting around in the bins instead. That’s the image Jeremiah gives us here. God has given his people a feast, everything they…
Greatness on the Doorstep of the Kingdom (Luke 22:24–30)
The disciples are arguing. “Who is the greatest?” Who matters most? Who’s closest to Jesus? Who gets to set the agenda? It’s a familiar argument. The church has been having it ever since. Who’s the most legitimate here? Who really belongs? Who gets to decide how we should be? And too often, the ones lifted up have been the powerful, the eloquent, the charismatic. The leaders who draw a crowd, who seem successful, who look impressive. But we’ve seen where…