Category - Preaching Resources

Removing Barriers to Unity by The Rt. Rev. Chris Giesler   Sermon Texts: Luke 9:51-62, Galatians 5:1, 13-25 Tolerance and respect are lost these days, even in the Christian Church. We seem to be all too quick to define who...

Sometimes the Mission is at Home by the Rt. Rev. Chris Giesler Preaching Text: Luke 8:26-39 In the Moravian Church, following the teaching of some of our earliest church leaders, we have come to see the essential of our faith in...

Moving “Trinity” from Concept to Relationship by the Rt. Rev. Chris Giesler Assigned Texts: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, Psalm 8, Romans 5:1-15, John 16:12-15 Trinity Sunday is not a Sunday to look back but a Sunday to look...

The Spirit Brings Unity Bishop Chris Giesler Text: Acts 2:1-21 I must admit the description of Pentecost in the Book of Acts has always amazed me. Yes, I’m amazed at the power of the Holy Spirit to empower the miracle of...

Final Prayer, Final Blessings, Uniting in Mission The Rt. Rev. Chris Giesler Perhaps you’ve witnessed this scene yourself. Perhaps you’ve experienced it yourself – Mom is leaving for a trip and leaving dad and the children...

 God’s Gift to the Church Bishop Chris Giesler In the “Shorter Church Litany” found in the Moravian Book of Worship on page 10, we pray the following petitions: By your holy incarnation and birth, By all the merits of your...

They’ll Know We Are Christians If…. The Rt. Rev. Chris Giesler   Based on John 13:31-35 As the song says, they will know we are Christians by our love, and an adage says that our actions speak louder than our...

To Whom Are We Listening? by the Rt. Rev. Chris Giesler Preaching Text: John 10:22-30 There was great confusion and debate going on in Jerusalem. As we come to the setting of today’s text, Jesus has been in Jerusalem for...

The Same Old Same Old, or Something New? by the Rt. Rev. Chris Gielser Based on John 21:1-19 The scene in our Gospel lesson moves the reader from Jerusalem back to Galilee. This is home for Peter, James, John, and several other...

“Peace be with You!” by the Rt. Rev. Chris Giesler April 24, 2022 • John 20:19-31 By the Rt. Rev. Chris Giesler Last Sunday, as we celebrated Easter, chances are that attendance either in person or online was probably...