This chapter describes Jonah's experience in grace. Jonah is not done learning, but he certainly begins to learn about God's mercy and grace for sinnners, all while in the belly of a whale. This sermon was preached at All Souls Church in Missoula. 

The first of four sermons on the book of Jonah. This sermon we discover Jonah's call, reaction, and flight from God. We also learn about the severe mercy of God's grace. 

This sermon was preached at All Souls Church. The subject is John 17:20-26 in which Jesus prays for those who would be built up as a new covenant community called the church by the Apostles preaching of the Word. 

John 17 contains the longest recorded prayer of Jesus that we have. The Bible contains many farwell speeches or prayers by people, in which they lay out their vision for what they see as their ministry continuing forward. The focus on the prayer first display the relationship that the Father has with the Son. The mission of Jesus was to live a life worthy of glory as to offer eternal life and rescue for all those who know God. The second part contains Jesus praying for His disciples. He wants them to abide in Him and focus on His words which have been given to them. The third part of the prayer will be layed out in a the next sermon in this series. 

This is a sermon preached at All Souls Church giving us some wisdom about how we can become people who walk in faith when we are asking our sevles the question: What is going on? 

It is quite easy to fall into the trap of believing that our plans, thinking, wanting, desiring and doing will determine the path of our life. Our culture values making our own way, or determining our own meaning. However, Proverbs tells us other wise. The Lord is the one who establishes the plans and circumstances that we encounter in life. The created order is that God is the creator and we are the creation. He has created all for His purpose. We are wise to recognize that when we create our plans, we do so in full knowledge that God will bring His desire to bare upon the outcome in our lives. And because of His steadfast love and faithfulness, we should rest in this great truth. 

In the book of Proverbs Wisdom comes from a righteous heart. In a sense, both are seen as two sides of the same coin, or each supporting each other. The bad news is when we read the description of a foolish heart, antithetical to a wise heart, we see more of ourselves in what is described. The good news is that the life and ministry of Jesus perfectly embodies the wisdom of Solomon. Christians are united to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and are given a "Spirit of Wisdom" according to Paul. (Eph. 1:18) The gospel gives us the ability to be a part of the Kingdom of Jesus because we can act wisely as we are built up into the image of Jesus. 

Obeying God means that he leads us in dying to "self trust" and living to trust in Him. This is a sermon that was preached at All Souls Church in Missoula which encourages God's people to trust in Him and not ourselves. 

How should we live in the Kingdom of God? Proverbs gives us signs which help direct us and give us practical insights into day to day life. All wisdom in the world points back to Jesus Christ, and is also poured out by His Spirit in those who have been united with Jesus. This first sermon lays the groundwork for understanding wisdom and how it forms our ideas about life. 

This is a sermon preached at All Souls Church in Missoula, MT. It was delivered on March 31st, 2024. This sermon looks at the resurrection of Jesus Christ from Mark's perspective and is connected to the preaching series delivered at All Souls Church which walks through the book of Mark.