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Join Profs. Karoline Lewis and Matt Skinner for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for Pentecost10: Isaiah 51:1-6, Exodus 1:8-2:10, Psalm 124 (7), Romans 12:1-8, Matthew 16:13-20.

Everyone does a Vigil of Christmas (“Christmas Eve”), and many have Vigils of Easter services. But who has a Vigil of Pentecost service? Yet, we have profound texts appointed for the Vigil of Pentecost and (...)

Many of us leave experiences of the Spirit to other people– enthusiasts, charismatics, and mystics. We may say we believe in God, but for the most part, we think, act, and feel as though God’s (...)

What does it mean to faith your way toward healing? On this episode of Sermon Brainwave, Karoline Lewis, Cody Sanders, and Matt Skinner dig into the lectionary texts for the Second Sunday after Pentecost (June (...)

Preaching text: Exodus 20:17; accompanying text: Matthew 22:34–40 The desires of the heart: Do not covet We end this sermon series on the Ten Commandments with an entire week devoted to the coveting commandment. The (...)

My teacher James Arne Nestingen once said, “Every preacher should preach through the Ten Commandments once every three years.” Ideally, a sermon series on the Decalogue would run 12 weeks—one week to proclaim the theological (...)

In Acts 17:16–31, Paul arrives in Athens, faithfully proclaims God’s good news about Jesus and his resurrection, and rhetorically tailors his presentation of the gospel to his Athenian context. Paul’s ministry In each new location, (...)

The greetings at the very end of Paul’s letters are not usually where our attention focuses, but the seemingly miscellaneous collection of sentiments expressed at the conclusion of 2 Corinthians has powerfully shaped Christian worship (...)

It’s practically obligatory that a commentary on Matthew 28 will note that the formula “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (verse 19) comes from the liturgical (...)

Sermon Brainwave dives into the First Sunday in Lent exploring Jesus’ testing in the wilderness from Matthew 4:1-11. Hosts Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and new co-host Cody Sanders examine what this familiar text reveals about (...)