Author Archives: John Henson
Sunday’s Sermon: “Unpacking the Treasure”
“Unpacking the Treasure” Ephesians 1:3-14 Church for the Highlands 7th Sunday after Pentecost John Henson Hear our sermon podcast here on itunes.
Let the Illustrations Begin
The New York Times this morning has a lead story in the Sports section that will find its way into many a pulpit in coming weeks. The courage, competition, agony of defeat, and perseverance that stand out in the lives of Olympians continue to illustrate themes of the Bible and their preaching points. Here is […]
Ephesian Treasure
Ephesians 1:3-14 I am preaching on Ephesians 1:3-14 tomorrow. I gave the Gospel text, Mark 6:14-29, some consideration, but decided against the beheading of John the Baptist in favor of the treasure Paul points to in Ephesians. There is a lot to work with in the Mark text, but Ephesians 1 will provide our congregation […]
Is Preaching Getting You in Trouble?
Amos 7:7-15 One of my Old Testament professors–Dr. Boo Heflin– in seminary made Amos come to life, painting a lasting picture of him with his brilliant presentations in class. I admit that I never thought much of Amos, skipping over him on my way to other books of the Bible I thought were more interesting. […]
Dirty Dancing?
2 Samuel 6:1-5,12b-19 This is that famous text of David’s dance that is a favorite for the Pentecostals, a tempting dilemma for Southern and Independent Baptists, and an allegory for Mainliners. Catholics use this as an opportunity for that joke about why Baptists don’t dance. After David gathered 30,000 men together and headed from Obed-edom […]
From Sunday: “Partnering with God”
“Partnering with God” Mark 6:1-13 Church for the Highlands, Sunday, July 8, 2012 John Henson Podcast/Audio
Partners
What does it mean to be in partnership with God? Jesus took every opportunity when teaching to make sure the crowd around him heard God’s invitation to partner with them to love the world. The Gospel text for today, Mark 6:1-13, provides a great example of how Jesus did this in his own hometown, even […]
Amazed at their Unbelief
Mark 6:1-16 The Gospel text for this Sunday is Mark 6:1-16. There is a lot going on in these 16 verses, but what keeps catching my eye is the powerful phrase about Jesus, And he was amazed at their unbelief. These were, after all, the people of his hometown. This was his city, his people, […]
Independence in the Deep Woods
We are heading out to our family farm for the day, out where the phone signal is poor, time is irrelevant, and where you can hear the wind in the tops of pine trees. Happy 4th!
Having the God of Hosts with You
2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 David is anointed king of Israel. What a glorious moment this must have been for him at the age of 30! How does someone get to be king at such an early age? How does a young shepherd get picked for God out of the line-up of his brothers who had […]
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