Thinking After

Tag: Acts

  • “Dem Bones” – A Sermon for Pentecost

    I was invited to preach yesterday on the Feast of Pentecost at Prairie Presbyterian Church, my family’s home congregation in Winnipeg.  The lectionary readings were Psalm 104: 24-34, 35b; Ezekiel 37: 1-14; and Acts 2:1-21.  I am still not used to preaching to a camera in a largely empty sanctuary – for that matter, hopefully I will never get used to it!  You can watch the sermon below.

  • Audio of Tyndale Chapel Sermon

    Earlier in the summer I had the privilege of preaching at the mid-week community chapel at Tyndale University College and Seminary.  The primary text for my sermon was the account of the apostle Paul’s visit to Athens found in Acts 17:16-34.  The sermon was entitled, “An Earthquake of Heaven, An Earthquake of Love.”  If you are interested in hearing the sermon, it is available for download or streaming through the Tyndale Chapel website.

  • An Unlikely Candidate for Sermonic Success

    A Guest Post by Ben Bartosik

    This is the seventh  in a series of posts engaging with the sermons in Leaps of Faith: Sermons from the Edge.  This post is a reflection upon a sermon  preached on Pentecost Sunday entitled “An Unlikely Candidate for Sermonic Success” (pp. 133-141). The Scriptural texts for the sermon were  Acts 2:1-41 and Exodus 19:1-9, 16-19. (more…)