Sermons on Revelation
The End of Death
The End of Death Revelation 21:3-4 Sunday, October 15, 2023 at The First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, Iowa Introduction I remember visiting a woman who was in hospice and knew that she did not have long to live. Well into her 90’s, her heart had become weak and all medical science could do was keep her comfortable as she lived her last days. Strong in Christ, she referred to her impending death as her home-going and looked forward to…
THe SOund of Music
The Sound of Music Revelation 5:8-10; Daniel 3:4-7 Sunday, June 18, 2023 at The First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, Iowa Introduction: The Hills are Alive The other day I looked up “youtube” and watched Christopher Plummer and the kids, and later Julie Andrews sing “The Hills are Alive” from “The Sound of Music.” It’s a great song and it made me feel better just hearing it a couple of times. Music has that effect on us. We hear it from…
The King of Paradise
The King of Paradise Luke 23:33-43; Revelation 2:1-7 Christ the King Sunday, November 20, 2022 at The First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, Iowa Introduction I remember visiting a man back out east who claimed that he was once a tenured professor of a local university. This fellow was in his 60’s, with disheveled clothes, matted hair and an appearance that made him look as if he had not been gainfully employed in a long time, if ever. I visited…
A Call to Contemplation
A Call to Contemplation8:00 a.m. Worship on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at The First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, IowaRevelation 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.” Introduction: Contemplative prayer is vital“The story is told of Mother Theresa that when an interviewer asked her. “What do you say when you pray?” she answered, “I listen.” The…
The Word Made Flesh
The Word Made Flesh John 1:14; Revelation 21:1-3 Sunday, July 3, 2022 at The First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, Iowa Introduction pilgrims vs. settled and belonging Today’s sermon is the first in a series that touches on the Biblical truth brought forward by the events of the birth of the Lord Jesus, honored every year on Christmas. The first hymn for today was the Battle Hymn of the Republic, sung in honor of the founding of our nation and…
Kings and Priests
Kings and PriestsSunday, April 24, 2022 at The First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, IowaRevelation 1:6 “…and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen” • Introduction:People believe in prayer. Why? 282 prayer requestsWhen I was preparing this sermon, I looked up the record of prayer requests submitted to our prayer chains after I started keeping a record in 2015. I tried not to count messages that gave…
The Party at the End of the Age
The Party at the End of the AgeSunday, October 31, 2021 at The First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, IowaRevelation 21:4“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”• Intro: All Saints’ DayMonday is All Saints’ Day, in which we celebrate those who have gone before us and left good examples for us to follow. It reminds…
From Every Nation
Hebrews 8:4-5; Revelation 7:9–10 9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands,… IntroductionEvery year, except this year, we have a Rally Sunday worship service that is prepared and led by the children and the Youth Groups. It is not spontaneous, but designed and rehearsed in order to…