Preaching

God Pours Ashes on My Head

02/22/23

16 mins

By Robert Kolb

A life of repentance embraces the ashes placed on our own foreheads and the coals we feel heaped upon our heads, for these ashes and coals bid us to join in the refreshment and restoration that comes on the road of repentance.
Dismantling Mistrust from the Pulpit

01/07/23

17 mins

By Robert Kolb

The sermon takes place in the context of a multi-facetted set of relationships experienced through the weeks and months of being together in congregation and community. Those relationships shape the credibility of the preacher in the pulpit.
- Preaching
- Ministry of the Church
That Passage Deserves Another Look

07/03/22

14 mins

By Robert Kolb

Whether or not there be grand thoughts behind a text, it is guaranteed that behind each text the Holy Spirit is lying in wait, and He is trying to enter into conversation with you.
Resurrection Realism

04/16/22

15 mins

By Robert Kolb

The gospel of Jesus’ coming out of death and the tomb alive so that we might be restored to our identity as God’s children establishes the most enduring reality there is.
Life in the Subjunctive

02/20/22

14 mins

By Robert Kolb

The dream of what might have been or what could possibly become reality diverts us from the sober assessment and the joyful appreciation of what God is giving us in this hour and this place.
Crisis

02/12/22

12 mins

By Robert Kolb

It is precisely from the cross that the glory of God shines most brightly into our lives, as dark and sinister as Golgotha appears from a sinful distance. Cross trumps crisis.
The Freedom to Say What I Mean

02/05/22

14 mins

By Robert Kolb

Because Jesus has set us free, we enjoy a freedom of movement in His world, under His grace, that loosens our tongues to sing His praise.
Seasonal Toughness

12/12/21

15 mins

By Robert Kolb

Our Advent anticipation of the coming of the Savior to liberate us from sin and its wage of death, from the condemnation of God’s Law and the wrath of a loving heavenly Father, is indeed a daring and defiant stance.
Every Apple Gives Thanks to the Lord

11/21/21

13 mins

By Robert Kolb

Thanksgiving utters a confession of dependence, an acknowledgement of the gift of something not earned or deserved.
That Masked Man Is Jesus

11/07/21

18 mins

By Robert Kolb

Jesus’ "collection of masks" fits Him out for assorted occasions through which He comes into contact with His human creatures.
God Is Watching You

10/30/21

13 mins

By Robert Kolb

God seeks us out and desires to give us more than a friendly smile or an understanding look. He seeks us out to embrace us and converse with us.
Justification by Faith

10/25/21

16 mins

By Robert Kolb

Trust may risk, but trust produces a sense of assurance letting us rest easy and enjoy peace while it drives us to ventures which may seem dangerous but are possible to do because trust defies the dangers.

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