Monthly Archives: July 2023

My final sermon at First Pres FTL: Final Thoughts, Colossians 4:2-6

Our morning text comes from Paul’s letter to the church in Colossae. Colossians is a letter written to a church in what is today’s Turkey. His letter focuses on two primary issues confronting the church at the time. You see, … Continue reading

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Forget the Soil; Let’s Talk About the Seed! Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

This morning we are picking back up in the Gospel account from Matthew. Go ahead and turn in your Bible to Matthew 13 and we are going to start with verse one. Matthew 13 is a highly packed and dense … Continue reading

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Side by Side, Matthew 11:25-30

A sermon delivered by Dr. Patrick H Wrisley on Sunday, July 9, 2023 Years ago, the former President of Princeton Seminary, Dr. Robert Gillespie, was speaking at a conference about the state of the church and culture. He said, “We … Continue reading

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What’s at Stake?, Genesis 22:1-14

A sermon preached by Patrick H. Wrisley, D.Min., July 2, 2023, Proper 8, Year A Today’s scripture begins with the words, “After these things”, and being good students of the Bible, our first duty is to ask, “What things?” Last … Continue reading

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