Coppertop Sermons

Sparking

Sermon preached October 6, 2013
Texts: II Timothy 1:3-7; Luke 17:5-6
            “Teach Your Children Well”  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r4H3u1mrWc
Now I know some of you try and guess if I am going to play a song during my sermon, and try and guess what
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God of the Gap

Sermon preached September 29, 2013

Texts: Luke 16:19-31

If I Were a Rich Man

This is a song we could all sing with feeling, at least if the lyrics were more gender neutral.
But here’s something to think about. If we take the Bible seriously we need to know that there wealth is

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Crazy Like a Fox

Sermon preached September 22, 2013

Texts: Luke 16:1-9

Last weekend, we watched a very entertaining movie starring Matthew McConaughey entitled “The Lincoln Lawyer.” The movie is based upon novels written by Michael Connelly. McConaughey plays Mickey Haller “L.A.’s top criminal defense lawyer – a fast-living, freewheeling pro who does business out of the back seat

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Where Have You Been?

Sermon preached September 15, 2013

Texts: Luke 15:1-10

John Sebastian “Welcome Back”

This summer I preached a series of sermons on “sticky Scriptures,” Biblical texts suggested by you, texts that were problematic in one way or another. So with this sermon it would seem I am starting a series of snotty sermons. Doesn’t

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The Gospel According to Phil

Sermon preached September 8, 2013

Texts: Philemon 1-22

Lucille Ball Museum Jamestown, NY

Garfield Memorial Cleveland

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