Sermons
In light of the recent decision of the DC Council to recognize gay marriages performed outside of its jurisdiction and in anticipation of their legalizing gay marriage, I encourage you to read my sermon below entitled, “These Scars, God’s Grace,” a sermon on the inclusive nature of our church contra homophobia.
Below are sermons available for download. While sermons are helpful to read, they are meant to be heard within the congregation of those gathered for worship. Still, it can be useful to study themes and ideas and ponder the proclamation. If sermons are used by you in your own sermons or speeches, I ask only that you make every effort to cite the source accurately. Most importantly, as you journey in faith, I invite you to dialogue with me about the texts you are about to read.
Navigate (Acts 27:1-8a)
Dr. Michael Bledsoe, February 7, 2010Part of the General series, preached at a Sunday Morning service
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Acts 27:1-8
27:1 And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius. 2 And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. 3 The next day we put in at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for. 4 And putting out to sea from there we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us. 5 And when we had sailed across the open sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia. 6 There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy and put us on board. 7 We sailed slowly for a number of days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, and as the wind did not allow us to go farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone. 8 Coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea. (ESV)
