There are two types of sermons on this site : the loosely called expositional sermons as you’ll find on this page, and the narrative sermons that are on the Narratives page.

These sermons take the form of retelling the story from the Biblical Narrative. There’s often license taken but only as much as I feel the text will allow. Sometimes I like to look at a story from the view of a spectator, in which case it means I can take more liberty with the text. But these are more about producing a feeling for Truth than prescribing it. Some would argue that I’m being too loose. But I would counter that I’m being explicit here about the hermeneutical problem of subjectivity. We all read into the text, I’m making this plain.

But I think that letting the stories come alive for people reintroduces them to the characters that have gotten lost over the years through strenuous didactic approaches to the sermon. And I like to think (indeed the feedback usually comes back well) that people are aware of the fact that the stories are powerful in themselves.

Another comment might be leveled against the apparent lack of scriptural references. I think that these are implicit in the sermons as I’m not setting forth an argument, rather I’m preaching inspiration. Scriptural Truth is still true whether it’s referred to or not. The beauty of the narrative form is that people can locate themselves within the biblical story for half an hour and explore as though they were participating. They too are given liberty to engage when and how they feel appropriate, exactly as though they were part of the crowd.

These are my favourites, and I see them as part of a gamut of preaching style that can equip and nurture a congregation hungry for more than a preacher’s words.

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Miscellaneous Ezekiel's vision of the dry bones Character Studies Four Christmas Stories John the Baptist (modern day version) John the Baptist (old styles) Noah Abraham Moses Jonah (part 1) Jonah (part 2) Peter Judas Thomas Mary Lazarus Zacchaeus The Woman at the Well Stories About Jesus The Temptation of Jesus The Sermon on the Mount Feeding the five thousand Jesus calms the Storm (preached with a live video feed of Iraq being bombed—absolutely crazy) John 13: Jesus washes the disciples' feet

EASTER THEMES John 15: The True Vine Pontius Pilate Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemene Jesus is Mocked SERIES ON ACTS Acts 1–2 : A new hope...a new responsibility Acts 3 : The Lame Man was healed Acts 4 : Peter rebuffs the council Acts 5 : the persecution begins Acts 6-7 : Stephen is stoned to death This work is licensed to Stu McGregor under a Creative Commons License.