by Steve Hedrick | Nov 10, 2014 | Text Sermons
TEXT: ‘Jesus says, ‘’Blessed are the poor in Spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.’’ Or in the New English Bible translation: ‘’Blessed are those who know their need of God, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.’’ (Matthew 5) We live in an age of what is...
by Steve Hedrick | Nov 10, 2014 | Text Sermons
TEXT: ‘Who are these clothed in white robes and whence have they come?’ ‘These are they who have come out of the great tribulation.’ (Revelation 7: 13) ‘What is a saint?’ Not a bad question to asking on our Festival Weekend, entitled, ‘’For all the Saints, past,...
by Steve Hedrick | Nov 10, 2014 | Text Sermons
TEXT: ‘’See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God: and so we are. Beloved we are God’s children now; it does not yet appear what we shall be” Well today, here at the Church of the Redeemer, (this special weekend celebration, ‘’For...
by Steve Hedrick | Nov 4, 2014 | Text Sermons
When I was a kid, my grandpa Conlon was a big fan of TV wrestling—or “wrastling” as he called it. I can remember crawling up on my grandpa’s lap, with the smoke of his cigar wafting around us and watching, on the black and white TV, the likes of Bruno Sammartino...
by Steve Hedrick | Oct 23, 2014 | Text Sermons
Words have a way of digging down into our hearts. For some, the words of poets and lyricists take root. Who hasn’t met someone who can quote Auden or Dylan from memory and to great effect? For others, people are profoundly affected by the great orators:...
by Steve Hedrick | Oct 16, 2014 | Text Sermons
In the Name of the Living God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. From even just a quick tour of the gospel reading this morning, a few things sort of leap off the page: a king has issued an invitation to his son’s wedding feast, this invitation is really urgent, and...
