Category - Preaching Resources

The Upside Down Kingdom of God by the Rt. Rev. J. Christian Giesler Director of Mission Engagement Assigned Texts: Isaiah 53:2-12 Hebrews 5:1-10 Mark 10:35-45 When I was ten years old, I played in a YMCA basketball league on the...

The One Thing – Follow by The Rt. Rev. Chris Giesler Director of Mission Engagement Assigned Texts: Amos 5:6-7, 10-15 Hebrews 4:12-16 Mark 10: 17-31 Many of us Christians can become entirely preoccupied with yesterday. We...

The Little Children Are Back! by the Rt. Rev. Chris Giesler Director of Mission Engagement Assigned Texts: Genesis 2:18-24 Hebrews 1:1-1, 2:5-12 Mark 10:2-16 I know some of you are saying, “didn’t we just have this Gospel lesson...

How Big is Your Kingdom? by The Rt. Rev. Chris Giesler Director of Mission Engagement The assigned texts: Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 James 5:13-20 Mark 9:38-50 I can promise you one thing, Jesus’ kingdom is larger than our...

The Vital Ministry of Children by the Rt. Rev. Chris Giesler Director of Mission Engagement Assigned Texts: Jeremiah 11:18-20 James 3:13-14:3, 7-8a Mark 9:30-37 For Jesus to hold a child in his lap and say: “Whoever welcomes one...

Take Up Your Cross by the Rt. Rev. Chris Giesler Director of Mission Engagement Assigned Texts: Isaiah 50:4-9a James 3:1-12 Mark 8:27-38 I have had several opportunities to travel to the Holy Land and to stand many of the places...

How Big Are Your Boundaries? Assigned Texts: Isaiah 35:4-7a James 2:1-10 (11-13 Mark 7:24-37   Some of the world’s great inventions came about quite by accident and were developed only when the inventor was open to a...

Assigned Texts: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 James 1:17-27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 A Matter of the Heart Among other things, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends frequent hand washing to help reduce the chance for the...

Assigned Texts: Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18 Ephesians 6:10-20 John 6:51-58 During my seminary years, I did an internship at a nursing home, visiting with residents who otherwise had little or no family coming to visit with them on a...

Assigned Texts: Proverbs 6:1-6 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:51-58 Are you full yet? We have been talking bread for 5 weeks now since Jesus fed the 5,000 on the green grass next to the Sea of Galilee. The author of John’s Gospel...