Sermon – Andrew David Ruth

SERMON: Back to the Basics PART 3 – The Problem with the World

Back to the Basics PART 3 – The Problem with the World What’s wrong with me? Genesis 3:1-19, Hosea 1:3-5; 5:1-4, and Galatians 5:19-24 and 6:7-9 Delivered August 24, 2014 at Oakland Presbyterian Church Clayton, NC AUDIO VIDEO What is wrong with the world? What is Sin and am I guilty? How does Sin affect theContinue reading “SERMON: Back to the Basics PART 3 – The Problem with the World”

SERMON: Back the Basics PART 2 – The Story of the Bible

Back to the Basics PART 2 – The Story of the Bible What are we doing here? Psalm 106 and Acts 3:13-26 Delivered August 10, 2014 at Oakland Presbyterian Church Clayton, NC AUDIO VIDEO There is no manuscript available for this sermon, but a brief Works Consulted list is available here.

SERMON: Back to the Basics PART 1: Why Go Back to the Basics?

Back to the Basics PART 1 Why Go Back to the Basics? Luke 13:6-9 and 2 Peter 1:1-15 Delivered August 3, 2014 at Oakland Presbyterian Church Clayton, NC MANUSCRIPT VIDEO When I was in high school, my parents started a tradition. Every night before I’d leave the house to go hangout with my friends, myContinue reading “SERMON: Back to the Basics PART 1: Why Go Back to the Basics?”

SERMON: What Did You Call Me?

“What Did You Call Me?” 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 and John 1:29-42 Delivered January 19, 2014 at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church New York, NY MANUSCRIPT AUDIO I fell in love with Jesus my freshman year of high school on a mountain in Tennessee. It was awesome, more like falling in love than rationally accepting a set of prescribedContinue reading “SERMON: What Did You Call Me?”

SERMON: THE CRUCIFIXION – Our Place at the Cross

“Our Place at the Cross” Matthew 27:27-44 Delivered on Good Friday, April 18, 2014 at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church during a 3-hour, 6-sermon Passion Service. New York, NY MANUSCRIPT AUDIO [audio http://mapc.bndpr.com/mp3files/2014-04-18-GoodFri-Andrew_Ruth.mp3] “Hundreds of kodaks clicked all morning at the scene of the lynching. People in automobiles and carriages came from miles around to view the corpse dangling from theContinue reading “SERMON: THE CRUCIFIXION – Our Place at the Cross”

SERMON: MAUNDY THURSDAY – The Scandals Of Christianity

“The Scandals of Christianity” John 13:1-17, 31-35 and Exodus 12:1-13 Delivered on Maundy Thursday, April 18, 2014 at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church New York, NY MANUSCRIPT AUDIO On this horrific night in history, I want to talk about the Scandals of Christianity, by talking about the four scandals in John’s Footwashing story: The Scandal of Love. TheContinue reading “SERMON: MAUNDY THURSDAY – The Scandals Of Christianity”

SERMON: Death is a Hoarder

“Death is a Hoarder” Ezekiel 37:1-14 and John 11:17-27 Delivered April 6, 2014 at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church New York, NY MANUSCRIPT I remember the first time I saw Death. The first time I looked at a human being slowly fading in a hospital bed. I was 16. Granddaddy was sick and had been sick for aContinue reading “SERMON: Death is a Hoarder”

SERMON: ASH WEDNESDAY – Practice Makes Permanent

“Practice Makes Permanent” Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; Psalm 51:1-17; and Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Delivered ASH WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2014 at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church New York, NY AUDIO | MANUSCRIPT [audio http://mapc.bndpr.com/mp3files/2014-03-05.mp3 ] Fred told me this week about an organist who every morning would practice his scales while reading the New York Times. Andrew HendersonContinue reading “SERMON: ASH WEDNESDAY – Practice Makes Permanent”

SERMON: Killing Me Softly

“Killing Me Softly” Matthew 5:17-37 and Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Delivered February 16, 2014 at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church New York, NY AUDIO | MANUSCRIPT [audio http://mapc.bndpr.com/mp3files/2014-02-16.mp3 ] The Sermon on the Mount, or these three chapters of Jesus’ teaching in Matthew make me brutally uncomfortable when I read them out loud, because Jesus speaks about almostContinue reading “SERMON: Killing Me Softly”

SERMON: A Very Bloody Christmas

“A Very Bloody Christmas” Matthew 3:13-23; Hebrews 2:10-18; Psalm 84; and Jeremiah 31:10-17 Delivered December 29, 2013 at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church New York, NY MANUSCRIPT AUDIO VIDEO If you’re not thinking about dead babies right now, then I’m not sure you were listening our last reading. And if you’re not thinking about Christmas right now,Continue reading “SERMON: A Very Bloody Christmas”