Sermons
Here you’ll find sermons preached at Roebuck Presbyterian. Click on the sermon title to go to the page for the individual sermon—where you can download the sermon and find descriptions, bulletins, sermon notes, and related sermons.
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Sunday Morning
Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:14 Here at the end of Ecclesiastes, Solomon tells us one more pointed time how we can have this eternal perspective on life. By pointing us towards our death,…
Luke 14:25-35 It is true that Jesus had come to establish God’s kingdom, but as he had already explained several times, that kingdom was going to begin very differently from…
Luke 9:28-36 We’ve been given the privilege of listening in on a conversation about God and his Son. This passage is usually called the Transfiguration, and it challenge us to…
Luke 15:11-32 As we look at this parable, consider which character you align with. Do you align with the prodigal son or with the older brother? Or are you trying…
John 14:1-14 After Jesus tells his disciples that he will be leaving them, he gives the disciples four reasons why they can trust him. All four reasons are based on…
John 3:1-16 What Nicodemus needed to realize, and what we need to embrace as well, is the idea that Jesus is the one through whom God’s new creation comes. And…
John 14:15-27 This whole passage is about the Spirit Jesus promises to send who will live with you and me. And this promised Holy Spirit will transform us into the…
John 21:15-19 What is Jesus doing with Peter here? How does Jesus address fallen disciples? How did he address Peter, and how does he address us when we sin? Have…
John 20:11-23 In this passage, we find the disciples hiding in a locked room “for fear of the Jewish leaders” (v. 19). Mary remains at the tomb weeping (v .11).…
Zechariah 9:1-17 In this sermon, we see the contrast between the kings of the nations and the Great King, Jesus, the contrast between the man-made religions of the nations and…
Sunday Evening
Mark 4:35-41 In this passage we see Jesus’ power, a power that even creation bows to. When we are suffering, why don’t we trust Christ? Why do we trust Christ?…
2 Corinthians 4:13-5:10 In part 2, Paul continues that focus on affliction by answering an assumed question: Why would someone persevere in a calling characterized by suffering?[1] Let’s pursue that…
2 Corinthians 4:1-12 What constitutes an authentic ministry? What are “the dynamics that mark a ministry as authentic”?[1] Paul has been answering that question since 2:14 and gives us the…
2 Corinthians 3:4-18 In this sermon, our emphasis is on how Paul develops that idea for the practical reason of once again demonstrating the nature of an authentic ministry. For…
2 Corinthians 2:16b-3:3 In the verses we looked at last time (2:14–16a), Paul highlighted the positive and negative effects of the gospel. Paul participates in Christ’s victory parade, spreading the…
Psalm 30:1-12 Does suffering cause apathy or joy? In this sermon we see that suffering brings joyous deliverance after it brings us low. Also, we see that suffering will not…
2 Corinthians 2:12-17 Paul gives one more practical explanation before launching into a longer discussion of what it means to have an authentic ministry. In doing so, he transitions us…
2 Corinthians 2:1-17 Let’s continue our exploration of 2 Corinthians (and learn a few things about forgiveness along the way) by considering these further reasons why Paul changed his travel…
2 Corinthians 1:15-2:4 Paul moves from defending his integrity in general to defending it in a specific instance: why he changed previously announced travel plans.[1] This change has caused some…
2 Corinthians 1:3-7 In these opening verses, Paul introduces the key theme of “God’s redemption of suffering,”[1] how our suffering can result in good for ourselves and others. Paul doesn’t…