https://sermons.logos.com/profile/2794653https://files.logoscdn.com/v1/files/37665170/assets/9114252/content.png?download=true&signature=UZ72gUMpKnOA3lsoaMN6PyOqr6M&e=.pnghttps://sermons.logos.com/profile/2794653RSS for NodeWed, 17 Jun 2026 12:05:49 GMT60St James Presbyterian ChurchSt. James Presbyterian Church - Bellingham, WASt James Presbyterian Churchpastor@saintjamespres.orgnohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1792615https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1792615Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church1439nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1785495https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1785495Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchJesus calls and restores through mercy1172nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1781216https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1781216Sun, 31 May 2026 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchSent in God’s Name1564nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1776797https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1776797Sun, 24 May 2026 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchWhen the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them…1547nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1772606https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1772606Sun, 17 May 2026 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchHave this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who became obedient to death.1612nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1767948https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1767948Sun, 10 May 2026 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchPaul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all…1647nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1766066https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1766066Sun, 03 May 2026 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchSermon at Athens: What you worship as unknown, I proclaim to you. 888nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1758377https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1758377Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchOne day, as we were going to the place of prayer, we met a slave-girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners a great deal of money by fortune-telling. While she followed Paul and us, she would cry out, “These men are slaves of the Most High God, who proclaim to you a way of salvation.”…1716nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1770882https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1770882Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchPaul and Ananias, each called into Christ’s service (locally and globally) 2296nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1744014https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1744014Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchEarly on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we…1104nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1738810https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1738810Sun, 29 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchDo the Passion narrative.1740nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1734420https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1734420Sun, 22 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchWe pick right back up in the middle of the Holy Week action today, moments after Jesus’ encounter with Pilate. Remember, last week, Jesus and Pilate discussed authority, empire, and found Jesus as the scapegoat for the people’s anger. And before I read our scripture, I want to say this: Empire feeds…1697nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1729650https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1729650Sun, 15 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchMy kingdom is not from this world.1566nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1770872https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1770872Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchLet’s bow our heads for the prayer of illumination. God, whom we know through the scriptures and creation, speak to us in this hour. Show us the wisdom and joy of your ways, that we may know what is good and do what is right. Jesus Christ, your Word. Amen. And our scripture this morning, if you want…1614nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1720087https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1720087Sun, 01 Mar 2026 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchOur Gospel reading today is a quintessential Lenten text. The cross is squarely in Jesus’ sites. As we considered on Ash Wednesday, now he is staring death in the face. The evil one’s work is unfolding. As well, in this text we have some of the main cast of characters in the Jesus stories. There is a…1228nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1705739https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1705739Sun, 08 Feb 2026 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchThen he came again to Cana in Galilee where he had changed the water into wine. Now there was a royal official whose son lay ill in Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. Then Jesus said…1416nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1697024https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1697024Sun, 25 Jan 2026 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchNow there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.” Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see…1303nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1699728https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1699728Sun, 18 Jan 2026 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church1937nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1652750https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1652750Sun, 11 Jan 2026 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchThis week we are in the early days of Jesus’ public activity, where he is baptized and performs his first miracle in the book of John. Remember, last week, we heard Jesus put out the all points bulletin — Come and See. Come and see what God is doing, come take part, come serve and give and receive and…1466nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1640450https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1640450Wed, 24 Dec 2025 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchIn those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city…1115nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1699721https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1699721Sun, 21 Dec 2025 17:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church1460nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1636254https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1636254Sun, 14 Dec 2025 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchOn this Third Sunday of Advent, we tell of joy! Joy, joy, joy! While we are yet in the season of waiting, Joy bubbles up in us as we rest assured of God’s promises. Joy is an active word. In the sense that joy takes place in the present moment. While hope anticipates the coming of God’s peace, shalom,…1525nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1631929https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1631929Sun, 07 Dec 2025 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchNow when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and proclaim his message in their cities. When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?”…954nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1627701https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1627701Sun, 30 Nov 2025 17:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchFirst Sunday of Advent 1203nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1622533https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1622533Sun, 23 Nov 2025 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchJeremiah 29:1 , 4–14 These are the words of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the remaining elders among the exiles, and to the priests, the prophets, and all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God…1286nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1618974https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1618974Sun, 16 Nov 2025 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchBut there will be no gloom for those who were in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. The people who walked in darkness have…1467nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1614384https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1614384Sun, 09 Nov 2025 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchAlright, we’re continuing through the narrative of the Scriptures, fully embedded now in the Prophets of Israel. Historically, we’re looking at the last 1000 years or so BCE. It’s a time of building, geopolitical change, and the evolution of the Israelite understanding of prophecy, the divine word of…1314nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1609081https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1609081Sun, 02 Nov 2025 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchBe still. Peace. Be still. There is a lot of noise in my life right now. A lot of things vying for my heart and attention. These things include the normal parts of being a parent and in middle age, like making sure permission slips are filled out and quarterly taxes paid. But it also includes the immensity…1311nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1607999https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1607999Sun, 26 Oct 2025 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church1880nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1600151https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1600151Sun, 19 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchGod does not look on outward appearance but on the heart; create in me a clean heart. 2673nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1600633https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1600633Sun, 12 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchAlright, as we know, we’re going through a narrative arc of the Scriptures this year. We’re not hitting every story, but touching on many major points in the unfolding story of the people of Israel, the mission of Jesus, and the early church. We want to gain a sense of the scope AND look at how people’s…1637nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1600632https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1600632Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church3018nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1586494https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1586494Sun, 28 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchWhat is the name of God? How dare we seek to name that which is beyond all names? Can God have a name? Can we fathom it? These questions have been central to my faith and it’s evolution over the last 20 years. In my early twenties, I had grown quite disenchanted with many of the popular, evangelical,…1615nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1582107https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1582107Sun, 21 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchToday, we continue our series of the narrative lectionary, the sacred mythos, the world of the Bible and God’s unfolding narrative of blessing humanity. We began a couple weeks ago with the Creation story. God’s presence hovers over the chaos of our lives and speaks the enchanted cosmos into being. And…1465nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1577565https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1577565Sun, 14 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchToday we continue in the beginning of the narrative arc of the Scriptures, moving from the stories of Creation to settle into the more up-close family drama of Abraham and Sarah. The cosmic God has moved closer to humanity. There is a lot to explore in this upcoming reading and I’m going to do my best…1970nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1572714https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1572714Sun, 07 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchIn the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God separated…1589nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1573594https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1573594Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church1303nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1563884https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1563884Sun, 24 Aug 2025 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchNow he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your ailment.”…1549nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1551169https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1551169Sun, 17 Aug 2025 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchSetting the stage of the human condition. Guilt through idolatry. Justification through Christ.1440nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1553705https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1553705Sun, 10 Aug 2025 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church1939nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1553703https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1553703Sun, 03 Aug 2025 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church1680nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1546860https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1546860Sun, 27 Jul 2025 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. When he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace; and he said…1169nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1543335https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1543335Sun, 20 Jul 2025 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church1646nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1538665https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1538665Sun, 13 Jul 2025 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchWhen the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. Jesus said to them, “Watch out, and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” They said to one another, “It is because we have brought no bread.” And becoming aware of it, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why…1257nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1543333https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1543333Sun, 06 Jul 2025 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church1485nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1530406https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1530406Sun, 29 Jun 2025 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchThere is an ancient Hebrew story from the time of Exodus, where God’s people tell of their great struggles in the wilderness, wandering as they return from captivity in Egypt. The people are tired, worn out, hot, and hungry. And what do you do when you’re tired, worn out, hot, and hungry? Well…most of…1320nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1543334https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1543334Sun, 22 Jun 2025 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church2130nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1522232https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1522232Sun, 15 Jun 2025 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchI love this prophetic passage from Isaiah, so I’m going to read it in its entirety, from Isaiah 55 . Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not…1234nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1522794https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1522794Sun, 08 Jun 2025 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church1198nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1514138https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1514138Sun, 01 Jun 2025 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchThen he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and he said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Messiah…1080nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1509902https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1509902Sun, 25 May 2025 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchJesus answered him, “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; and the word that you hear is not mine, but is from the Father who sent me. “I have said these things to you while…1341nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1505561https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1505561Sun, 18 May 2025 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchJohn 13:31-35 When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will look for me; and…1680nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1501259https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1501259Sun, 11 May 2025 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchJesus, the Shepherd calls to his sheep. We, like children who know their mother’s voice, hear the call. The Mothering-God guides us through the joy and sorrow of life.1529nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1493078https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1493078Sun, 27 Apr 2025 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchWhen it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when…1561nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1488472https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1488472Sun, 20 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchEarly on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we…1290nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1484009https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1484009Sun, 13 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchAfter he had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden.…1683nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1479636https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1479636Sun, 06 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchSix days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with…1491nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1475380https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1475380Sun, 30 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchNow all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give…1341nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1476002https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1476002Sun, 23 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church1750nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1466737https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1466737Sun, 16 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchAt that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” He said to them, “Go and tell that fox for me, ‘Listen, I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work. Yet today, tomorrow, and the next day…1156nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1462208https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1462208Sun, 09 Mar 2025 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchJesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone…1295nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1457822https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1457822Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchJesus taught that our light must be like a city on a hill, shining out in the darkness, illuminating God’s good news for all the world to see. You and me — we are that light, living here and now. Our lives are witnesses to Jesus. When we live in his way, we shine that light out for others to see, to…1527nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1453551https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1453551Sun, 23 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchCan we be honest and real about who we love and who are our enemies? Can we take an honest account AND be able to seek the well-being (shalom) of even the ones we despise/hate/are at odds with?1873nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1449050https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1449050Sun, 16 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchHappiness and woe are part of the life of Christian community. We seek happiness and avoid woe. What if we could learn to see our struggles as blessings and bring some healthy skepticism to times of elation?1803nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1445189https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1445189Sun, 09 Feb 2025 17:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchJesus calls the first disciples. What does it mean for us to engage in our calling, to fully show up to the good work God has for us?1538nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1440928https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1440928Sun, 02 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchBeing honest is a mark of healthy community. And we seek to be honest, in love.1381nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1436532https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1436532Sun, 26 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchThen Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day,…1559nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1433389https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1433389Sun, 19 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church1590nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1428676https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1428676Sun, 12 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchBaptism changes our orientation to the world, as individuals, and as members of a body. We are immersed in the waters and reemerge with new allegiances.1649nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1416951https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1416951Sun, 22 Dec 2024 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchLuke 1:46-55 - Magnificat. On this final Sunday of Advent, we turn toward hope. These four weeks, we’ve heard words for the beginning, words like love, peace, and joy, which all come together as we, beloved children of God, await the dawning of Christ’s light among us. We embrace one another in lovingkindness,…1712nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1412994https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1412994Sun, 15 Dec 2024 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchJohn said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor’; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children…1692nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1409200https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1409200Sun, 08 Dec 2024 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchIn this season of Advent, we are guided by Words of beginning, words that help us mark out the journey and take a step out the door, together, towards the home God has called us to. Is it a physical journey? Yes, sometimes. This journey to the dawning of the Christmas light will move us to get up, out…1565nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1405117https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1405117Sun, 01 Dec 2024 17:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchWhat was something you were called as a child, an endearing nickname, a secret name known only by your mother or a dear grandparent? I’m not going to ask you to share it, but take a moment and try to find that name or word. For me, what comes to mind, is how when I was little, my parents would call me…1430nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1399678https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1399678Sun, 24 Nov 2024 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchThen Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you ask this on your own, or did others tell you about me?” Pilate replied, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me. What have…1549nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1399682https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1399682Sun, 17 Nov 2024 08:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchAs he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!” Then Jesus asked him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down.” When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite…1605nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1399692https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1399692Sun, 10 Nov 2024 17:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church2253nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1399681https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1399681Sun, 03 Nov 2024 17:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchI feel like there is a sermon I’ve been trying to preach all my career. It’s one that keeps nagging me, keeps pushing itself to the front of my mind. It’s the sermon the Spirit seems to have stirred up and put upon my heart as an identifier — Seth, this is the burning of your bones. And it comes to mind…1599nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/983629https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/983629Sun, 21 Aug 2022 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church1702nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/802133https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/802133Sun, 05 Sep 2021 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchIn between faith and works there lies a tension — a point of integration between what we know and what we do. It’s that space between right belief and right action. The tension has to exist, it has to pull in both directions, to remind us of the positive bind that exists in the Christian journey. One has to have the other. Faith and works, together, bring life. Faith without works, well, it’s dead. Works without faith are shallow, actions that lack significance, a living by just going through the motions. This integration point is grace. Faith that lives out in works discovers the grace of Christ at the tension point. Faith that lives out in action awakens in us our need for and reception of grace. 1646nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/798428https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/798428Sun, 29 Aug 2021 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchJames makes it quite clear, echoing Jesus’ teachings to simply be with the poor, to love our neighbors, to pray for our enemies. The work is right in front of us. We are formed in belief so that we may live belief out in action, an unstained, pure religious action that does not turn a blind eye to the needs of the widow or orphan, but integrates our lives with them, coming close, in love and compassionate care. 1702nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/794610https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/794610Sun, 22 Aug 2021 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchFaith produces the ability to hold the doubts and certainties in healthy tension. Faith says, “I’m gonna try.” I don’t know if I can make it (certainty and doubt), but I’m going to endure. Do you doubt? Good. Bless that. Do you hold some things with certainty? Good, also bless that. Today, let us see that our doubts actually lead us right into the space where we can develop faith and seek wisdom. Doubts will always nag at us — and that’s important. We have to let doubt air itself out in order to grow, to mature, to make those next steps happen. 1458nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/784709https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/784709Sun, 15 Aug 2021 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchJesus’ ministry is inaugurated and framed by acts doing justice with and for the poor, the captive, the hurting, and the oppressed.1451nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/792843https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/792843Sun, 08 Aug 2021 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church1683nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/792842https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/792842Sun, 01 Aug 2021 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church1168nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/792836https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/792836Sun, 25 Jul 2021 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church1552nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/778045https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/778045Sun, 18 Jul 2021 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchBefore diving into our preaching text for this morning, I want to pause to offer some clarity on the language in this letter to Ephesians. Cultural and social contexts are so important as we clue in to what God is up to, working in and through the ways of the ancient world to unveil God’s reconciling…1470nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/776208https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/776208Sun, 27 Jun 2021 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church1771nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/764869https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/764869Sun, 20 Jun 2021 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchWill the invitation to fight the giants of our lives lead us to retreat or invite our courage? Will we turn towards the struggle in authenticity and humility to be a part of God's liberating work? 1314nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/759985https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/759985Sun, 16 May 2021 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church1426nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/734668https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/734668Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchThe Parable of the Sower (Mk 4:1–9, 13–20; Lk 8:4–8, 11–15) 13 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2 Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3 And he told them many things in parables, saying:…1274nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/731424https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/731424Sun, 11 Apr 2021 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church4 These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created. In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, 5 when no plant of the field was yet in the earth and no herb of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there…1219nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/720610https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/720610Sun, 21 Mar 2021 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchThis morning I want to open our Sermon reading by going back to the beginning of the chapter of Hebrews 5 to set the stage for how the lectionary positions the text. The question posed in this text is what does it look like for Christ to be glorified as he fulfills his purpose on earth. What does a priest…1546nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/717220https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/717220Sun, 14 Mar 2021 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchIt is God's grace which we receive, freely, as we step deeper into a mature faith in Christ. Grace upon grace frees us to love and serve out of God's abundance.1233nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/689583https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/689583Sun, 17 Jan 2021 17:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchJesus invites Nathanael to have his perceptions and skepticism confronted, offering him a way forward to come, see, and participate in God's way of justice. 1050nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/642349https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/642349Sun, 11 Oct 2020 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchWe wrestle with this difficult text in order to find a meaning for ourselves and a calling to share the good news with others. You and me, we are invited...and that invitation is to be received in obedience and then shared so others can join in too. 1492nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/640766https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/640766Sun, 04 Oct 2020 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church1551nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/624520https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/624520Sun, 23 Aug 2020 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchJesus is the year of the Lord’s favor and ushers in a kingdom of forgiveness, freedom, and economic justice.1468nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/621914https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/621914Sun, 16 Aug 2020 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian ChurchThe God-given rhythm of life dedicating each seventh day of the week to Sabbath rest is also to be observed in a cycle of years. God declares every seventh year to be a sabbatical year of Sabbath-like rest, promising to provide enough resources not only for those observing the sabbatical but also a needed break for the land and laborers who produce. Sabbatical creates healthy community; lack of sabbatical risks disease and distress. 1563nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/606637https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/606637Sun, 28 Jun 2020 16:00:00 GMTSt James Presbyterian Church1025no