Craft of Preaching

Festival Field Trip: Holy Cross Day!

09/06/25

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By CJ Armstrong

In His defeat at the hands of our sin and death we are granted victory over sin and death. The location of that victory is the cross. So, we do well to honor it, cherish it, indeed, boast in it.
Epistle: Hebrews 13:1-17 (Pentecost 12: Series C)

08/31/25

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By CJ Armstrong

Dying with Christ. That, in the end, is the only good way to die, the only way to die well. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. So, imitate that.
Epistle: Hebrews 12:4-24 (25-29) (Pentecost 11: Series C)

08/24/25

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By CJ Armstrong

Sinai is law. Zion is gospel. Which one will save your hearer? Which one is the author’s audience being directed to? Which one are you directing your hearers to?
Epistle: Hebrews 11:17-31 (32-40); 12:1-3 (Pentecost 10: Series C)

08/17/25

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By CJ Armstrong

A life of faith is lived by “fixing our eyes on” the object of faith, even Jesus, the one dead and raised.
Epistle: Hebrews 11:1-16 (Pentecost 9: Series C)

08/10/25

1 min read

By CJ Armstrong

Christian hope is not a pie-in-the-sky optimism in the face of lousy circumstances. Christian hope is assurance in the now for the not yet.

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