Sermon Archive
The Cross in the Tree - Calvary and Christmas
By: Dr. Robert Petterson
Dec 25, 2011
The gospel is all about trees—five to be exact. The gospel that begins with a dying tree—that passes through a hanging tree, crushing tree, and killing tree—ends with a healing tree.
An Old Song for a New Day
By: Dr. Robert Petterson
Nov 20, 2011
In Psalm 90, Moses sings a song for all of us who are tempted to give up in a pessimistic world. It’s an old song for a new day—whether you are still a student numbering your days by addition, or an older adult increasingly numbering your days by subtraction. We have an identity fixed in the heart of God for all eternity past, a present opportunity to bring others to this eternal dwelling place, and a future that is established by our Savior’s work. May the song of Moses be ours too!
Fragile: Handle With Care - Responding With Discernment
By: Dr. Robert Petterson
Oct 16, 2011
Last week Lugnut was standing on the curb of a Naples side street, holding up a sign advertising a Bar-B-Q joint. This smiling little person was a fixture on Pine Ridge, wearing his collection of big hats, holding up signs advertising various businesses, and happily waving at passersby. But a drunk driver served onto the sidewalk in broad daylight and killed Lugnut. Today the whole city mourns the loss of one of its most colorful characters. In an instant of rash carelessness, someone is crushed and killed. But cars don't kill. People do. How many times does a cruel word, a thoughtless response, a rash reaction, or an insensitive action kill a child's soul, wound a heart or derail a future? Every heart should come with a label. FRAGILE: HANDLE WITH CARE. This sermon shares practical, biblical insights that help us us build rather than crush others.
The Impossible Summit - Who May Ascend the Hill of the Lord?
By: Dr. Robert Petterson
Oct 09, 2011
Martin Luther was a manic perfectionist and religious zealot until he discovered the grace of God. He later wrote,“I was forever trying to climb mountains whose summits were unattainable. The more frantically I climbed, the further from the peak I got. I could never do enough to please my heavenly Father, my earthly father, or myself. I exhausted myself in the trying, but I never got anything for my efforts.” Martin Luther learned a valuable principle from Psalm 24 that all those who are trying to scale the impossible summits of perfectionism can learn: When we can't come on up, the Lord will come on down."
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