Mt. Olive Lutheran Church – 2015 Sermon Archives
Pastor: Reverend Kenneth L. Williamson
Messages are organized by series as well as dates. Audio mp3 files that may be downloaded or streamed.
Attitude
-11 Jan 2015
Blessings
-18 Jan 2015
Consecration
-25 Jan 2015
Donation
-1 Feb 2015
SEEING IS BELIEVING
(2-part series)
Seeing Your Way Through Problems (part 1)—8 Feb 2015
Seeing With the Eyes of Faith (part 2)—15 Feb 2015
The Cup
Ash Wednesday, 18 Feb 2015 part 1 of the Lenten series “Symbols of His Suffering”
The Sword and Severed Ear
22 Feb 2015
part 2 of the Lenten series “Symbols of His Suffering”
Symbols of His Suffering
The Crowing Rooster
25 Feb 2015 part 3 of the Lenten series “Symbols of His Suffering”
30 Pieces of Silver
1 Mar 2015
part 4 of the Lenten series “Symbols of His Suffering”
The Reed
4 Mar 2015, part 5 of the Lenten series “Symbols of His Suffering”
The Pillar and the Scourge
8 Mar 2015, part 6 of the Lenten series “Symbols of His Suffering”
The Crown of Thorns
11 Mar 2015, part 7 of the Lenten series “Symbols of His Suffering”
Ewer and Basin
15 Mar 2015, part 8 of the Lenten series “Symbols of His Suffering”
The Hammer and the Nails
18 Mar 2015, part 9 of the Lenten series “Symbols of His Suffering”
The Sponge and the Reed
22 Mar 2015, part 10 of the Lenten series “Symbols of His Suffering”
The Seamless Coat and the Dice
25 Mar 2015, part 11 of the Lenten series “Symbols of His Suffering”
The Palm Branches and the Donkey
29 Mar 2015, part 12 of the Lenten series “Symbols of His Suffering”
Jesus and Women (series)
The Woman at the Well
12 April 2015
part 1 of the series “Jesus and Women”
The Canaanite Woman
19 April 2015
part 2 of the series “Jesus and Women”
To Stone or Not?
26 April 2015
part 3 of the series “Jesus and Women”
The Woman in the House of Simon the Pharisee
3 May 2015
part 4 of the series “Jesus and Women”
Mother’s Day 2015
—10 May 2015
The Parable of the Widow and the Judge
17 May 2015
part 5 of the series “Jesus and Women”
Non-Perishable Fruit (series)
by Pastor Ken, this 10 part series is based upon the “Fruits of the Spirit” from Galatians 5:21-22
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such there is no law.”
Introduction -to the series “Non-Perishable Fruit“
31 May 2015, part 1 of the series “Fruit of the Spirit” focused mainly on the Fruits of the Spirit from Galatians.
Love
7 June 2015, part 2
Fruit of the Spirit – JOY
14 June 2015, part 3 of the series “Non-Perishable Fruit”
How to Model and Bring Out the Best in Others
on Fathers’ Day, 21 June 2015
{Not exactly part of the series, Fruit of the Spirit, this message still seems to fit here, an outstanding message about the true expression of love through high expectations for children.}
Peace
28 June 2015, part 4 of the series “Non-Perishable Fruit”
Patience
5 July 2015, part 5 of the series “Fruit of the Spirit”
Kindness
12 July 2015, part 6 of the series “Non-Perishable Fruit”
Goodness (Integrity)
—19 July 2015, part 7
Faithfulness
(No recording available)
—26 July 2015, part 8 of the series “Non-Perishable Fruit”
Meekness & Gentleness
—2 August 2015, part 9 of the series “Non-Perishable Fruit”
Self-Control
—9 August 2015, last part (10) of the series “Non-Perishable Fruit”
MT. OLIVE MISSION STATEMENT:
To develop devoted disciples by reaching, building and sending.
The 12 teaching messages in this series by Pastor Ken Williamson encourage and instruct our congregation (presented from August through November, 2015) about many Biblical things we need to know and do in order to succeed in fully implementing the powerful declaration (that we repeat in some form at almost every regular worship service) from our Mount Olive Lutheran Church’s Mission Statement.
How to become a Reaching, Building and Sending Church
“A Love, a Faith, a Hope that will change the world”
—Introduction, part 1
Jesus’ Prayer for the Church
part 2
Paul’s Expectation of a Reaching, Building, and Sending Church
part 3
Faith: The influential Value of a Reaching, Building and Sending Church
part 4
Hope:The Motivating Value of a Reaching, Building and Sending Church
part 5
Love: The All Important Value of a Reaching, Building and Sending Church
part 6
Four Essential Experiences of a Reaching, Building, and Sending Church
part 7
Learning and Growing with the Word of God
part 8
Learning to Grow in Love with Each Other
part 9
Reaching out to Non-Christians
part 10
Antioch, an example of a Reaching, Building, and Sending Church
part 11
Acts 11:19-30; 13:1-3
This photo of St Pierre Kilisesi is courtesy of TripAdvisor
More about Antioch from Wikipedia:
According to Acts 11:19-26, the Christian community at Antioch began when Christians who were scattered from Jerusalem because of persecution fled to Antioch. They were joined by Christians from Cyprus and Cyrene who migrated to Antioch. It was in Antioch that the followers of Jesus were first referred to as Christians.
A main point of interest, however, is connected with the progress of Christianity among the non-Jewish believers. Tradition holds that the first Gentile church was founded in Antioch, Acts 11:20-21, where it is recorded that the disciples of Jesus Christ were first called Christians Acts 11:19-26. It was from Antioch that St. Paul started on his missionary journeys.[1]
A Mission Statement—The Usefulness of a Stated Purpose
22 Nov 2015, part 12, completing the series on implementing Mt. Olive Lutheran Church’s mission statement.
Shepherds Take the Opportunity
(1st Sunday of Advent)
—2015 Nov 29, part 1 of 2015 Advent Series
Keep Your Eye on the Finish Line
—2015 Dec 6, part 2 of 2015 Advent Series
Joseph (third Sunday of Advent)
—2015 Dec 13, part 3 of
Mary
—2015 Dec 20
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