Sermons by Matt Smith (Page 24)
Resurrection: An Unresolved Version
Matt’s message is rooted in Mark 16.1-8. Mark’s ending of the resurrection story doesn’t sound like an ending at all. What might the unresolved ending of Mark’s Gospel have to teach us about God’s resurrection this Easter?
Preparing Our Endings
Matt’s message is rooted in John 12.20-36. How might we look toward the end of our own lives and make decisions that will shape our dying in love?
Did Jesus Die for Your Sins?
Matt’s message is rooted in John 3.14-21. Did Jesus die for your sins? How do you understand the death of Jesus? Matt’s message draws on the writings of Carl Gregg’s “John 3.16 – The Rest of the Story” and Gregory Anderson Love’s Love, Violence, and the Cross: How the Nonviolent God Saves Us through the Cross of Christ.
Losing Our Lives
Matt’s message is rooted in Mark 8.31-38. What might it look like for us to lose our lives for the sake of the Gospel?
Love Letters
Matt’s message is rooted in Philippians 4.10-20. How is God shaping our hearts in gratitude and generosity? What might we learn from Paul’s letter to the church in Philippi and how might our lives align more fully with our values & passions today?
Deliver the Punchline
Matt’s message is rooted in Psalm 104. Where in our lives are we allowing scarcity to take up too much space? How might the abundance of God’s love shape us in gratitude and generosity?
Dreaming and Fishing
Matt’s message is rooted in Mark 1.14-20. How might our sleep lead us to hearing the call of Jesus to follow? As we find ourselves caught in the net of God’s love, how will we respond to God’s dream by fishing for people?
Rachel Weeping
Matt’s message is rooted in Matthew 2.18-23. Worship includes spoken word by The Tubman House Graduate Academy. Rachel wept for God’s children long ago? God weeps with us today as well.
The Voice
Matt’s message is rooted in the witness of John the Baptist from John 1.6-8,19-28. This is the third week in our Advent worship series.
Victory
We had technical difficulties with our podcast recording in worship. Matt’s message was rooted in Mark 1.1-8 and Dreams Deferred by Langston Hughes.
Revelation
Matt’s message invites reflection on the meaning and significance the Revelation of John might hold for our lives today. This is the final week of our three week series on the writings attributed to John.
Letters of John
Matt’s message is rooted in 1 John 4 and invites reflection on the significance of John’s Letters for our everyday lives.